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Presently, any utility placement in town requires a special use permit from the Town Council.
Attending the hearing were Roseann Wells, a representative of Centel telephone company, and Potomac Edison district manager Harry Saufley and engineer Pete Jackson.
Ms. Wells introduced herself as the new Centel manager in Front Royal, then expressed the company’s willingness to work with the town to place any new phone lines underground “It would not," she added, "be feasible to put existing lines underground. Any costs to the company would be passed on to its customers."
Mrs. Thomasson questioned Ms. Wells on the “town tax” item on customers' bills: “What’s it for? This $3 each month — the town does not get it."
Ms. Wells replied that she didn’t know the answer, and promised to "get back to” Mrs. Thomasson with an answer.
Dr. Werner Krebser told the utility representatives that he is "puzzled" by their problems in putting the utilities underground. “All the utilities are underground along Rt. 522 from Front Royal to Washington; why do you say it’s not feasible?"
“It’s not economically feasible,” Ms. Wells said, “to dig up the town’s streets and sidewalks."
What about burying all the utilities in the same trench. Dr. Krebser continued. “The maintenance and overhead (for underground lines) is much less. I don’t see what’s the problem."
Mr. Saufley told the audience ’ that Potomac Edison had been negotiating with the town for the past seven months over the possibility of burying the utility’s electric wires. In the interim, at the Council’s request, a Potomac Edison proposal to upgrade the electric services in the town has been on hold, he noted.
Mr. Saufley pointed out that existing services and new installations are two different things. Underground “can be done, but it’s a costly installation,” he said. “I’m not here to take a stand; I don’t see poles as beautiful, I see them as a necessity. We’re willing to work with you, but underground installations are
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