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Filed in Fourth Judicial District Court <br /> 11/2/2012 2:22:13 PM <br /> Hennepin County Civil,MN <br /> composed of galvanized steel, the height of which will be range from 70 to 90 feet, with the <br /> spans between the structures ranging from 300 to 500 feet; and construction of single-pole cross <br /> arm Y-frame structures composed of galvanized steel, the height of which will range from 70 to <br /> 90 feet, with the spans between the structures ranging from 300 to 500 feet along with associated <br /> facilities necessary for connection of the transmission line at the substation (collectively, the <br /> "Facilities"). The Facilities include all work and equipment necessary to establish and maintain <br /> the aforedescribed transmission line. <br /> 6. The Project is necessary in order to replace and expand an existing 69 kV Orono <br /> Substation with an expanded 115 kV substation at the same location and to connect the new 115 <br /> kV line with the Company's current facilities, which will allow the substation to serve electric <br /> load in the area. Thus, the Facilities are necessary and will serve a public use and purpose. <br /> 7. To accomplish the foregoing public use and purpose of constructing the Project, it is <br /> reasonably necessary and convenient for Petitioner to acquire by exercise of the power of eminent <br /> domain perpetual and irrevocable easements and rights-of-way to survey, construct, operate, <br /> maintain, use, upgrade, rebuild, relocate or remove a transmission line facility with one or more <br /> circuits, with all towers, structures, poles, foundations, crossarms, cables, wires, guys, supports, <br /> counterpoises, fixtures, and equipment related to said transmission line facility, together with <br /> communication equipment relating to the operation of such transmission line facility through, over, <br /> under, and across the lands described in Exhibit A, attached hereto and made a part hereof as <br /> though fully set forth at this point. The easement rights to be acquired by Petitioner are specifically <br /> described in Exhibit B,attached hereto and made a part hereof as though fully set forth herein. <br /> 8. The owners and occupants of the lands described in said Exhibit A shall have the <br /> full use and enjoyment of the easement areas and rights-of-way, so long as said use and enjoyment <br /> Xcel/Orono Line-Petition <br /> 5255799v1—November 2,2012-Page 3 <br />