tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5741412946805763929.post1578188374605605467..comments2024-03-28T03:50:29.923-07:00Comments on Shoreline Area News: Lake Forest Park: here's why the lights were outCarl Dinsehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03741982015985286521noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5741412946805763929.post-28224600890905781952017-07-17T18:59:41.109-07:002017-07-17T18:59:41.109-07:00Mitch if you look at your power bill it lists the ...Mitch if you look at your power bill it lists the surcharge for every neighborhood being undergrounded. I and presumably you, pay all of these surcharges, if you total everything up you'll find it is the total you pay, and unless you're either near the water front or in a business district, your neighborhood isn't getting the benefits.Nanookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04793472107468177809noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5741412946805763929.post-8453370242415541182016-07-19T13:11:46.414-07:002016-07-19T13:11:46.414-07:00I don't know if I actually pay a surplus for t...I don't know if I actually pay a surplus for the rich neighborhoods, but I do know that the overhead wires on my street are ugly. We replaced the water main years ago and that was added to the title of my home. I wish they had buried the lines at that time.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12101954641062668796noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5741412946805763929.post-48428429160479783362016-07-17T08:03:13.181-07:002016-07-17T08:03:13.181-07:00This sort of thing doesn't happen to undergrou...This sort of thing doesn't happen to underground wiring. Here where I live (in Shoreline), we are being charged a surplus charge on our electric bills to pay for the cost of undergrounding wiring in the rich neighborhoods while our wires remain above ground and subject to falling trees.Nanookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04793472107468177809noreply@blogger.com