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Council agrees to move Hickory St substation across the street (Bonnie Brae) to 1.9-ac site that will displace 5 residential units -phw

West Oak homeowners prefer site further away, but understands cost savings a factor, speaker says. -phw

DME recommends city move Hickory St substation across the street (Bonnie Brae) from existing one. Lot is empty -phw

1151 people notified and 40 came to open house about Hickory St substation relocation -phw

Current Hickory Street substation built in 1960s. DME had five options to relocate it and shared them with neighborhood, staff says -phw

Next up is new location for W. Hickory Street substation. This is not at permit stage like others, but at site selection stage. -phw

Another substation permit for north Denton. No one opposed this project, staff says. None spoke in public hearing. Passed unanimously -phw

Council approves Kings Row substation permit as submitted, which means screening, buffers required. -phw

Curious whether property impact from electric projects considered like freeway expansion, in other words, a community damage - phw

DME usually builds substations away from homes; then subdivisions build up close to them. Didn't say whether they had prop value data-phw

DME says WHO has studied for health effects both for electric workers and those living near and found no evidence there is impact -phw

Council now revisiting the battle from 2011 where most of the die was cast for the current location for new Kings Row substation. -phw