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COMMISSIONERS' COURT AGENDA REOUEST
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OFFICE: Commissioner, Pct. I
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MEETING DATE: July 24, 2006
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SUBJECT: Discuss, consider and take appropriate action on Resolution opposing the
LCRA Rim Rock to Goat Creek Project.
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Resolution
WHEREAS the Lower Colorado River Authority (LCRA) through its Transmission Services
Corporation (TSC) is proposing a major transmission line project in Kerr County, known
as the Rim Rock-to-Goat Creek Project, for the construction and operation of a new 138-
kilovolt (KV) transmission Tine; and
WHEREAS this new transmission line is proposed to be built from the existing Rim Rock Substation
located south of Kerrville to a new substation to be built on or neaz the existing Ingram-
to-Harper Road transmission line West of Kerrville; and
WHEREAS the Public Utility Commission of Texas decides if and where new lines are needed to
supply electric services based on presentation of data depicting demonstrated need; and
WHEREAS the LCRA failed to present information that would enable the public to become informed
as to a preferred or alternative route for the proposed transmission line at the open house
meeting at which the public was invited. Nor was there comprehensive information
presented as to the demonstrated need for the new transmission line; and
WHEREAS LCRA failed to present detailed information regarding public health and safety issues,
environmental issues, land use constraints, and/or human/natural/cultural resources
impacts and the devaluing of private property; now therefore
BE IT RESOLVED that Ken• County Commissioners Court does hereby register its opposition to the
Rim Rock-to-Goat Creek Project as proposed by LCRA/TSC and urges the
Public Utility Commission of Texas to deny the LCRA application to amend its
CCN for this purpose; and be it further
RESOLVED that copies of this resolution be forwarded to the Public Utility Commission of Texas, the
Lower Colorado River Authority, Kerrville Public Utility Boazd, the Central Texas
Electric Cooperative, State Representative Hazvey Hildebrand, and State Senator Troy
Fraser.
ADOPTED THIS 24m DAY OF JULY. 2006
Pat Tinley, County Judge
H. A. "Buster" Baldwin,
Commissioner, Precinct I
William H. Williams,
Commissioner, Precinct 2
Jonathan Letz,
Commissioner, Precinct 3
Dave Nicholson,
Commissioner, Precinct 4