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Residents voice concerns over transmission line

Residents voice concerns over transmission line
From left, Burnet County Pct. 1 Commissioner Jim Luther Jr., Pct. 2 Commissioner Damon Beierle, Michelle Devaney, County Judge Bryan Wilson, Pct. 3 Commission Chad Collier and Pct. 4 Commissioner Joe Don Dockery recognize Vanishing Texas River Cruise co-owner Michelle Devaney as a protector of American bald eagles in Burnet County. Raymond V. Whelan/Bulletin

Until a full review is complete, the Burnet County Commissioners Court has decided to withhold any official response to the Lower Colorado River Authority (LCRA) and Oncor Electric Delivery Company proposal to build a new electrical transmission line, including one part of the route to run through Burnet County.

The line is expected to span from Bell County to the west Texas Permian Basin area.

“We have to be careful with it,” County Judge Bryan Wilson declared at the beginning of the June 24 meeting at the county courthouse, 220 S. Pierce St.

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