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The City spent $5,000 to obtain this estimate. Xcel indicated that it would run about <br />$5,000 for each of the remaining segments if we wanted a more thorough analysis. <br />We budgeted $600,000 for the undergrounding work along Little Canada Road from <br />Edgerton to Centerville Road. It now appears we are over $800,000. Xcel is putting <br />together an impact statement if we were to add a surcharge to the electric bills to recover <br />this cost. We hope to have that by Wednesday's meeting. <br />Photos are attached of what the power lines look like. While I would love to recommend <br />burying them from an aesthetic standpoint, I'm afraid the number is too large to justify in <br />terms of other needs the City has to deal with. <br />We also discussed street lighting with Xcel. New lights similar to what we have on <br />Little Canada Road on the west side of the freeway will run about $7,200 each. The <br />range of cost for poles and fixtures is $6,500 to $7,500 each if installed with an <br />undergrounding project. This is the Group V program where we pay for the poles and <br />fixtures on the front end of the project and then we receive a much lower electrical rate <br />and they maintain the system for 20 years. Banner supports can be added to the poles, <br />but it would be done outside of Xcel's work. However, there is no sense adding these <br />types of fixture if we don't bury the power lines. <br />Your decision and /or direction is needed. <br />2 <br />