Meeting held August 3, 2010
The meeting itself was not a public hearing. Rather, it was a question and answer format, whereas there were several “stations” where you could walk up and ask questions. At each “station,” there was a subject matter expert assigned to answer any questions related to the project, i.e. the landscaping/design, the engineering work, maps of other substations and how the current requirements are being met, etc.
Additionally, the general feeling was that this plan has been put in place since 1986, and it is not going to change. The meeting was for the community to come out and see what is going to be built, but the plan itself if moving forward. The substation needs to be built because Oncor is required by regulation to provide a certain level of service, and they anticipate they will not be able to meet demand by mid to late 2012.
Construction will begin around May 2011 and will complete around Nov/Dec 2011.
Studies have shown that there is no reduction on property values related to building an electrical substation. There may be some softness during construction, but history will show that property values will stay the same when compared before construction to after completion.
The substation that is being built is the smallest version available, so it will not be as big as some of the others, i.e. Communications Parkway.
At this point, the only real impact we can have is on the aesthetics, i.e. the color of the brick to match other surrounding brick colors, the type and size (25 gallon) of shrubbery or trees we would like to see, etc.
Your questions and concerns can be addressed to:
Mark Isrealson
Assistant City Manager
Marki@plano.gov
or
Michael Baldwin
Area Manager - ONCOR
Michael.baldwin@oncor.com