HomeMy Public PortalAboutCCI_00000419. Upon completion of the Undergrounding Project along North Hidden Harbour Drive,
the FPL cables would have connected to a transformer located at the west -end ofthe street and would
have provided loop service to the homes long North Hidden Harbour Drive including the Plaintiff's
home at the Property.
20. Loop services provides for faster restoration of power in the event of a cable failure
by providing for service restoration without having to repair or replace failed cables.
21. The installation of two different sets of FPL cables in the same area allows for the
loop service, which was the current FPL standard design requirement.
22. In March 2014 after the conduits were installed, I learned that the Plaintiff was
objecting to the placement of the FPL cables on his Property.
23. After the request and because another easement existed immediately to the north of
the Property, it was decided that the FPL cables would be installed in an easement outside of the
Plaintiff's Property.
24. No FPL cables were ultimately installed within the Easement on the Plaintiff's
Property during the Undergrounding Project.
25. An attempt was made to remove the Conduits on the Property by pulling them back
out along the bore path, but only a section of them were removed.
26. In my experience, maintaining community harmony is very important on
undergrounding projects, and for that reason alone, I recommended that the route of the FPL cables
be relocated to the easement outside of the Plaintiff's property.
27. It is my professional opinion that the Town had every right to install the FPL facilities
within the easement provided in the Hidden Harbour Estates plat.
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