2026020018-001 GEORGIA POWER EASEMENT

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i. Easement ~ Georgia Power Company ~ Improvement of Electric Distribution Facilities at Oak View Elementary School & Stephenson Elementary School Health Portable Installation Sites

Summary: Presented by: Mr. Erick Hofstetter, Chief Operating Officer, Division of Operations
Request: It is requested that the DeKalb County Board of Education approve the Georgia Power Company easement request for upgrades to electric distribution facilities to improve electric service reliability for the Capital Improvement Projects #10430 Oak View ES Health Center Portable Install and #10530 Stephenson ES Health Center Portable Installation sites.
Why: Granting of the easement to Georgia Power supports improved electric service reliability to the Oak View ES and Stephenson ES sites and upgrading all equipment needed for completion of the Capital Improvement HVAC renovation projects.
Details: The purpose of this project is to install a transformer to maintain electrical and communication lines, poles, and equipment on the site. The installation of the transformer allows for a safe step down from high-voltage electricity on transmission lines (up to 500kV) to lower, usable voltage levels (typically 120-480 volts) for residential, commercial, and industrial customers. These devices are essential for grid reliability, efficiency, and reducing energy loss over long distances.

The property site for Stephenson ES is 750 Pine Ridge Dr., Stone Mountain, GA 30087. The property site for Oak View ES is 3574 Oak Vale Dr., Decatur, Ga 30034. The area of the requested easement is defined as any portion of the site located within a fifteen (15) feet of the centerline of the overhead distribution line (s) as installed in the approximate location shown on “Exhibit A”, b) within ten (10) feet of the centerline of the underground distribution line as installed in the approximate location shown on “Exhibit A” and c) within ten (10) feet of each side of any related above ground equipment or facilities, including without limitation cubicles, transformers and service pedestals, as installed in the approximate location shown in “Exhibit A”.

Georgia Power requests permission to maintain, repair and rebuild all equipment including wires, transformers, and cables to strengthen the service to the Oak View ES and Stephenson ES sites. This easement request is aligned with the construction work at the capital improvement projects 10430. Oak View ES Health Center Portable Install & 10530. Stephenson ES Health Center Portable Install.
Financial impact: The easement will benefit the DeKalb County School District. The financial impact of the easement will be $10.00 for each for a total of $20.00 paid by Georgia Power Company to the District. Funds will be allocated to the General Fund Charge Code.
Contact: Mr. Erick Hofstetter, Chief Operating Officer, Division of Operations, 678.676.1470
Mr. Hans G. Williams, Director of Planning & E-SPLOST Programming, 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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TAX ID: 15 057 02 011
PROJECT 2026020018     LETTER FILE             DEED FILE           MAP FILE
ACCOUNT NUMBER   11112430-GPC9596-VBS-GP841E01926
NAME OF LINE/PROJECT: 3574 OAKVALE 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 3574 OAKVALE RD, DECATUR, GA 30034 (Tax Parcel ID No. 15 057 02
011) in Land Lot 57, of the 15 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


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apparatus, fixtures and appliances; the right to stretch communication or other
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             3574 OAKVALE RD (DEKALB COUNTY) DISTRIBUTION 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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                                                                           Brent Greenway
                                                                           Land Agent
                                                                           Environmental & Natural Resources
                                                                           BGREENWA@SouthernCo.com
                                                                           (706)248-7852




    Overhead and Underground Distribution Construction Agreement
                  Trenching within Tree Dripline

                                            3574 OAKVALE RD (DEKALB COUNTY)
                                                    DISTRIBUTION LINE
            PROJECT NAME:

                   LOCATION:                   3574 Oakvale Rd, Decatur, GA 30034



DEVELOPER / CUSTOMER:                       DEKALB COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION



AREA OF CONSTRUCTION:                                   See Exhibit A


It is the policy of Georgia Power Company to avoid digging within the dripline of any
trees while installing distribution facilities on the customer’s property.
In order to install and/or relocate overhead/underground facilities in this area, Georgia
Power Company will have to install electrical facilities within the tree dripline.

Georgia Power Company, its employees, and/or its contractors working on this project
are hereby released, by the designee(s) of the property listed above, from any liability and
claims due to damages caused to trees along said route, due to installation processes
and/or procedures.




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