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Article #6336Re: Help! Power company putting in high-voltage lines!
From: Mark
Date: Mon, 22 Nov 1993 09:14
Date: Mon, 22 Nov 1993 09:14
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In article <1993Nov17.144037.6263@dale.ksc.nasa.gov> lrobbins@dale.ksc.nasa.gov (Lloyd Robbins) writes: >In article <kqg5cc1w165w@upchrch.UUCP> joel@upchrch.UUCP (Joel Upchurch) writes: >>hatunen@netcom.com (DaveHatunen) writes: >> >>> FPL is certainly a state franchised utility. As such it will have it's >>> own powers of condemnation, and the local government's involvement would >>> (snip) >> >>This is certainly news to me. Do power companies normally have the >>power of eminent domain? >> >> >>Joel Upchurch @ Upchurch Computer Consulting uunet!aaahq01!upchrch!joel >>718 Galsworthy Ave. Orlando, FL 32809-6429 phone (407) 859-0982 > >Yup. Almost all utilities have that power. They want your property, they >pay you what <they> consider a fair price and it's theirs. Sad state, huh? In return for that concession granted by the State, they agree to provide service in the remotest areas where it may not be at all profitable for them to do so. (otherwise, utility costs in remote areas would be exorbitant) Mark
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X-Google-Language: ENGLISH,ASCII-7-bit X-Google-Thread: 101eb4,6fab544f7184473f X-Google-Attributes: gid101eb4,public X-Google-Thread: 10db0a,6fab544f7184473f X-Google-Attributes: gid10db0a,public X-Google-Thread: 107518,6fab544f7184473f X-Google-Attributes: gid107518,public X-Google-ArrivalTime: 1993-11-22 02:25:05 PST Newsgroups: misc.consumers.house,misc.consumers,fl.general Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!gmd.de!xlink.net!howland.reston.ans.net!europa.eng.gtefsd.com!uunet!mdisea!mothost!lmpsbbs!markr From: markr@mot.com (Mark) Subject: Re: Help! Power company putting in high-voltage lines! Reply-To: markr@mcil.comm.mot.com Organization: MCIL Date: Mon, 22 Nov 1993 09:14:50 GMT Message-ID: <1993Nov22.091450.9855@lmpsbbs.comm.mot.com> References: <hatunenCGJIEE.EMx@netcom.com> <kqg5cc1w165w@upchrch.UUCP> <1993Nov17.144037.6263@dale.ksc.nasa.gov> Sender: news@lmpsbbs.comm.mot.com (Net News) Nntp-Posting-Host: 145.9.14.26 Lines: 26