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On June 25, 2007, the Vermont Public Service Board issued an Order addressing the final design for the 115 kV portion of VELCO's Northwest Reliability Project. The Boardís Order included a requirement that, in Charlotte, VELCO use lower poles and remove overhead local distribution lines and place them underground. VELCO must also examine a potential reroute of a portion of the transmission line in Shelburne, and redesign the route and the physical configuration of the transmission line in South Burlington to minimize impacts to a residential neighborhood.

SP&F represented the Towns of Charlotte and Shelburne and the City of South Burlington during the Board's "Post-Certification Review" process, and advocated on behalf of these clients for the changes to VELCOís original design ordered by the PSB.