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Burnet County and city officials are pushing back against a state-planned power line project that threatens to cut through local land. It’s a classic battle over who gets to decide how our community looks and grows.
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Stable — consistent level of discussion. 2 mentions in the last 30 days, 5 the 60 before.
Fighting this in court or through state agencies could end up costing taxpayers a significant amount in legal fees.
Local property owners and residents who want to preserve the current landscape and avoid utility encroachment.
If the project is delayed or blocked, it could lead to higher energy costs or grid instability for the broader region.
A local grassroots activist group, Save Burnet, has been battling for two years against the progress of a proposed 715-acre rock quarry that would lie along Hoover Valley Road just outside of the city of Burnet. The group is hosting a public meeting on the status of the fight and how the future may hold.
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State administrative law judges have officially issued recommendations to deny the project application for the 765 kilovolt transmission line project that has been looming over Burnet County landowners for over a year.