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