Agenda Item
iii. GA Power Easement - Chesnut Elementary School ~ Updated 7.2.2024
Summary: Presented by: Erick Hofstetter, Chief Operating Officer, Division of Operations
Request: It is requested that Board of Education approve an easement to Georgia Power to allow for improvement to underground distribution lines which service Chesnut Elementary School.
Why: To complete the HVAC renovation project at Chesnut ES, GA Power is requesting the right to install and maintain electrical and communication lines to all existing facilities and future structure(s) within the easement area.
Details: The easement request allows GA Power to construct, maintain, repair, and rebuild the lines for transmitting electric current to the facility. The underground electric distribution lines are to be installed for the HVAC renovation project at the facility. The upgrades may include updates to transformers, manholes, wires, cables and other necessary fixtures and appliances. Any timber cut on the easement area by or for the Company shall remain the property of the owner of said timber.
Financial impact: As this easement will directly benefit the DeKalb County School District, the financial impact of this easement will be $10.00 paid by Georgia Power to the District.
Contact: Mr. Erick Hofstetter, Chief Operating Officer, Division of Operations, 678.676.1447
Mr. Richard Boyd, Director of Design and Construction, Division of Operations, 678.676.1483
Mr. Hans G, Williams, Director of Planning & Capital Improvement, Division of Operations, 678.676.1588
Effective: Upon Board Approval
Status: Approved by the Office of Legal Affairs
After recording, return to:
Georgia Power Company
Attn: Land Acquisition (Recording)
241 Ralph McGill Blvd NE
Bin 10151
Atlanta, GA 30308-3374
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PROJECT 2024040354 LETTER FILE DEED FILE MAP FILE
ACCOUNT NUMBER 11047464-GPC9596-VBS-GP801E03224
NAME OF LINE/PROJECT: 4576 N PEACHTREE RD (DEKALB COUNTY) DISTRIBUTION LINE
PARCEL NUMBER 001
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STATE OF GEORGIA
DEKALB COUNTY
U N D E R G R O U N D E A S E M E N T
For and in consideration of the sum of Ten and No/100 Dollars ($10.00) and
other good and valuable consideration, in hand paid by GEORGIA POWER COMPANY, a
Georgia corporation (the “Company”), the receipt and sufficiency of which are
hereby acknowledged, DEKALB COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION (the “Undersigned”, which
term shall include heirs, successors and/or assigns), whose mailing Address is
1701 Mountain Industrial Blvd, Stone Mountain, GA 30083-1027, does hereby grant
and convey to the Company, its successors and assigns, the right, privilege and
easement to go in, upon, along, across, under and through the Property (as
defined below) for the purposes described herein.
The “Property” is defined as that certain tract of land owned by the
Undersigned at 4576 N PEACHTREE RD, ATLANTA, GA 30338 (Tax Parcel ID No. 18 354
05 001) in Land Lot 343, 354 of the 18 District of Dekalb County, Georgia.
The “Easement Area” is defined as any portion of the Property located (a)
within ten (10) feet of the centerline of the underground distribution line(s)
as installed in the approximate location(s)shown on “Exhibit A” attached hereto
and made a part hereof, and (b) within ten (10) feet from each side of any
related above-ground equipment and facilities, including without limitations
cubicles, transformers and service pedestals, as installed in the approximate
location(s) shown in “Exhibit A”.
The rights granted herein include and embrace the right of the Company to
construct, operate, maintain, repair, renew and rebuild continuously upon and
under the Easement Area its lines for transmitting electric current with wires,
transformers, service pedestals, manholes, conduits, cables and other necessary
apparatus, fixtures and appliances; the right to stretch communication or other
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PARCEL 001 NAME OF 4576 N PEACHTREE RD (DEKALB COUNTY) DISTRIBUTION
LINE/PROJECT: LINE
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lines of any other company or person under the Easement Area; the right to
assign this Underground Easement in whole or in part; the right at all times to
enter upon the Easement Area for the purpose of inspecting said lines and/or
making repairs, renewals, alterations and extensions thereon, thereunder,
thereto or therefrom; the right to cut, trim, remove, clear and keep clear of
said underground lines, transformers, fixtures, and appliances all trees and
other obstructions that may in the opinion of the Company now or hereafter in
any way interfere or be likely to interfere with the proper maintenance and
operation of said underground lines, transformers, fixtures, and appliances;
the right of ingress and egress over the Property to and from the Easement Area;
and the right to install and maintain electrical and communication lines and
facilities to existing and future structure(s) within the Easement Area under
the easement terms provided herein. Any timber cut on the Easement Area by or
for the Company shall remain the property of the owner of said timber.
The Undersigned does not convey any land, but merely grants the rights,
privileges and easements hereinbefore set out.
The Company shall not be liable for or bound by any statement, agreement
or understanding not herein expressed.
[Signature(s) on Following Page(s)]
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PARCEL 001 NAME OF 4576 N PEACHTREE RD (DEKALB COUNTY) DISTRIBUTION
LINE/PROJECT: LINE
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Undersigned has/have hereunto set his/her/their
hand(s) and seal(s), this ___________ day of _____________________, ________.
Signed, sealed and delivered in the DEKALB COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION
presence of:
By: _____________________________ (SEAL)
_________________________________ Name:
Witness Title:
Attest: _________________________ (SEAL)
_________________________________ Name:
Notary Public Title:
[CORPORATE SEAL]
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