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The Carmel city council has taken another step to try to prevent Duke’s plan to add a substation and high-voltage transmission line to our neighborhood.

The ordinance passed Nov. 20 states that the council believes Duke Energy’s proposed power line path is not “in the public interest” and as a result Duke will need to receive approval from Carmel’s Board of Public Works before proceeding.

You can read the full story in Current in Carmel here:

Carmel City Council stops Duke Energy from building new power lines near Rohrer Road

Current in Carmel covered presentations at the city council meeting about the urgent need to stop high-voltage transmission lines from going in next to our homes. The meeting was very well-attended:

Neighbors expressed concerns about tree removal, unsightly poles and cancer potentially caused by proximity to lines.

Carmel Fire Dept. officials handed out tickets at the Nov. 6 Carmel City Council meeting because seats were full and space was standing-room only.

Residents pack Carmel City Council meeting to speak out against proposed Duke Energy power lines

Our community—and our city council—agrees that none of the proposed routes for this high-voltage lines are acceptable. Thanks to everyone who came out to have their voice heard, and don’t stop fighting!

Channel 13 sent a crew out to cover our fight against the damaging high-voltage power lines that Duke wants to put in our neighborhood.

“Our position is we don’t want it,” said Jeremy Brown, who lives just off Rohrer Rd. “The reason why is all the trees in the area taken down to put them in which would change the entire look of the neighborhood.”

He’s also worried about the impact on property values and the potential health concerns, given the close proximity to the line.

Some Carmel residents unhappy about utility’s plan for power lines

WRTV 6 covered our neighborhood’s concerns over the high-voltage transmission lines on Thursday night’s broadcast.

Brett Henk, president of the Autumn Lake Homeowner’s Association, said many people oppose the 65 to 70-foot towers.

“Those large transmission poles would essentially be in their backyard, possibly, most likely decreasing their value of their homes and resale. So, that’s a huge impact,” said Henk.

Duke Energy transmission line sparks concerns in Carmel.

Fox 59 ran a story about our fight against Duke Energy on the Wednesday evening news on October 11.

“We are frustrated right now,” said Brett Henk, president of the Autumn Lakes neighborhood association.

He said homeowners worry about losing trees, a drop in home values, and possible health-related problems like cancer from the power lines that might hang just feet from many homes.

“I think they’re really concerned about having these high power distribution poles within the neighborhood itself,” said Henk.

Carmel neighbors fight powerline proposal.

Current in Carmel published an article about our fight against Duke Energy.

“We have notified Duke we passed an ordinance requiring all new lines to be buried,” Brainard said. “I suspect they will sue us, but it should delay it at the very least. The real problem is that privately owned monopolies don’t work. The Russian Communists proved that. If we have to have monopolies they should be owned by the ratepayers.”

Duke Energy’s plan to install new power lines meets resistance from Carmel neighbors, elected officials.