Mount Pleasant Voters to Decide on Consumers Energy Easement Affecting Local Parks and Cemetery
Voters in Mount Pleasant, Michigan, are set to decide on a ballot proposition concerning a permanent utility easement for Consumers Energy. This easement would allow the company to relocate, construct, operate, and maintain low-voltage and high-voltage electric lines, as well as manage vegetation, across portions of Nelson Park, Riverside Cemetery, and Mill Pond Park. The proposed easement would extend approximately 80 feet into Nelson Park and Riverside Cemetery and 40 feet into the northern part of Mill Pond Park. The City of Mount Pleasant requested Consumers Energy to relocate an existing low-voltage line to facilitate the city’s West Broadway pathway project. In response, Consumers Energy requested these easement and vegetation management rights. If the proposal is rejected by voters, the City of Mount Pleasant indicates that Consumers Energy might pursue other options, including condemnation proceedings. Consumers Energy states that a low-voltage distribution line already exists along this route and ...
