tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4236530492931690725.post1473229229962540643..comments2009-07-14T05:08:49.041-07:00Pattie Bakerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06980323449305990299noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4236530492931690725.post-15460652105379821422009-07-14T05:08:49.041-07:002009-07-14T05:08:49.041-07:00Yes.Pattie Bakerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06980323449305990299noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4236530492931690725.post-16790496962460508652009-07-14T05:04:28.700-07:002009-07-14T05:04:28.700-07:00Pattie,<br /><br />Would each homeowner connected to the power line need to be in agreement for this to happen?<br /><br />RickRick Callihanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13830017380253003870noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4236530492931690725.post-15717107145136817122009-07-08T17:06:16.352-07:002009-07-08T17:06:16.352-07:00Also, got to talking to Danny Ross at the farmers market. He has great ideas about this.Pattie Bakerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06980323449305990299noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4236530492931690725.post-64397158951720351522009-07-08T10:52:20.013-07:002009-07-08T10:52:20.013-07:00A bit more seriously...<br /><br />Should someone wish to pursue &quot;<i>Power to the Parks</i>&quot;, I would start with Georgia Power. It would be difficult to begin a discussion with property owners until there is an understanding of the rights granted to GaPower under the RoW agreement. Obviously that includes installation of equipment and access for maintenance, and it appears that it includes some land/property maintenance. <br /><br />This could be a win-win. GaPower comes out ahead by reducing grounds maintenance costs and getting good PR (green-washing), while property owners might receive some money (were their properties bought), a reduction in property taxes and would have something nicer to look at from their decks. The city would gain &#39;property&#39; and lose taxes, but I&#39;m sure someone with the city has an angle for getting someone else to pick up the tab--outside of franchise fees of course.<br /><br />Another less ambitious project would be to convert the areas between curbs and the fences of some of our finer, all-but-gated communities, into linear parks. There are a few areas along Roberts and ChamDun (my stomping grounds) that would make nice LPs. And...you could plant fruit trees (apple, pear, etc.) beneath the power lines---they would get more than adequate sun and generally do not grow tall enough to harm the overhead lines.<br /><br />Or...Ken Thompsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02209999489685877741noreply@blogger.com