Gananoque Residents Air Grievances on Hydro Pole Plan
In a council meeting held last week, Gananoque resident Kimberly Higgs spoke at the meeting and presented a letter she wrote herself, along with Stephen Higgs, and Linda & William Steacy.
Higgs spoke about her worries on the new hydro poles slated to be built in the east side of Stone Street North, the neighborhood where she resides in. If the project plans are approved, Eastern Ontario Power will be in charge of building the poles, which are aimed at creating redundancy in the system.
But according to Higgs, the current system has a flaw that could prove disastrous for the town. A power outage, she said, could leave a large section of Gananoque in darkness. She added that it would be most expedient to have more power lines to safeguard against this scenario.
The original plan was to have the poles run through Stone Street, then turning west on King Street. But council wanted the development to look more pleasing to the eyes, so they agreed to subsidize another $200,000 to let the lines go through Brock Street to the library instead of King Street. It’s worth noting that the original plan proposed by Eastern Ontario Power would not have cost the town a single cent.
This decision, made without the consultation of the public, is something Higgs finds disturbing.
Council is set to hold another meeting on the subject.
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