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TO: Mayor Thomas J. Weisner
FROM: Bill Wiet, Chief Development Services Officer
DATE: February 6, 2015
SUBJECT:
To authorize ComEd to bury a portion of their proposed 12kv overhead feeder W1133 along Bilter Road from Eola Road west to the Prairie Path. The cost estimate ComEd has provided for the difference to underground the proposed overhead lines in this stretch is $550,000.
PURPOSE:
ComEd's Capacity Planning Engineers have been in discussions with city staff for the past several months on a summer critical project that involves the installation of a new 12kv overhead feeder originating in the vicinity of Eola Road and Bilter Road and heading in an easterly and westerly direction. ComEd has identified areas in and around the northeast portion of the community where future development, and demand, will require additional power being made available. One of the sub-areas for this planned feeder line is the expansion area of Chicago Premium Outlets.
BACKGROUND:
Although adequately served by power, the 12kv feeder will extend along the right-of-way for Lots 502 and 503 of Butterfield Center for Commerce and Industry. These vacant lots combine for approximately 100 acres immediately abutting the Eola Road Interchange ramp. These parcels are poised to be high-end commercial development, which would add to the City's tax base, create jobs and benefit the community as a whole. As seen on the attached photos, this area is free of overhead power lines and presents an inviting intersection where high-end commercial development can materialize. DuPage Properties Venture (DPV), owner of the Butterfield Center for Commerce and Industry, had their electric service lines buried as part of their overall development plan. Given DPV has been proactive on their end, overhead power lines placed along this ROW, not serving their needs, would defeat the purpose of attracting quality development at this interchange. It is therefore recommended to place this ...
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