Target Date Set For Partial Service Over New High Voltage Transmission Lines
A target date of late July has been set for partial service over the 115 kilowatt-volt (KV) electric system for which $1.1 million was appropriated at a special town meeting in April. This amount was in addition to $2.3 million appropriated by a September, 1968 town meeting.
Construction of the high voltage transmission lines from the Norwood–Sharon line to Route 1 at Dean Street is “moving along nicely” according to William J. Kates, light department superintendent.
It is expected that the town will save more than $90,000 annually in purchasing power under the 115 KV rate from Boston Edison Co. when the new lines are in full use. Power is presently purchased under a 13.8 KV rate.
Selectmen last month requested Town Manager Walter A. Blasenak and Supt. Kates commit to writing a proposed change in the department’s customer policy. However, Mr. Kates explained last night that it has been impossible because of “pressure of numerous other things.”
Arguing for executive session last month, Mr. Kates told selectmen the town should have a “flexible policy with some area of negotiation” because of the town’s conversion to the 115 KV system.
He said the present policy usually involved customers requesting additional power capacities and paying for the upgrading.
He proposed a “more economic” solution for the town of selling utilization transformers at $1 apiece to customers “if we can legally.”
Archival Note: This article has been dynamically reconstructed from the original public record print archives of the Patriot Ledger
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