Agenda Item
i. Easement ~ Panola Way Elementary School ~ Updated 9.6.2024
Summary: Presented by: Erick Hofstetter, Chief Operating Officer, Division of Operations
Request: It is requested that the DeKalb County Board of Education ("the Board") approve an easement to Georgia Power to secure distribution and communication lines which service Panola Way Elementary School and surrounding area.
Why: Georgia Power is requesting the right to cut, trim, and remove trees that endanger the distribution and communication lines to all existing facilities and future structure(s) that service the easement area.
Details: The easement request allows Georgia Power to trim and clear trees and other obstructions in the requested area. The purpose of this project is to secure the electric transmission and/or distribution lines and/or communication lines which service Panola Way ES. 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 DeKalb County School District ("DCSD"), the financial impact of this easement will be $300.00 paid by Georgia Power to DCSD.
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
CHRONOLOGY OF THE AGENDA ITEM
Easement -
Panola Way Elementary School
The Operations Division was approached for an easement request from
Georgia Power at the Panola Way Elementary School Site off Panola
Way Court. The purpose of this project is to secure the electric
transmission and/or distribution lines and/or communication lines
which service Panola Way ES. Removing trees or other obstructions in
the area will help secure equipment and services.
It is requested that the Board of Education approve the easement to
Georgia Power to secure equipment and distribution lines at the Panola
Way Elementary School site.