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Contact: Vicki Harshbarger Terry Cullen
Phone: (770) 942-6576 Phone: (770) 270-7207
Email: vicki.harshbarger@greystonepower.com Email: terry.cullen@gatrans.com
Survey of Paulding County Historic Sites Debuts at Co-op Annual Meeting
DOUGLASVILLE, Ga. – To avoid displacing historical landmarks, Georgia Transmission Corporation (GTC) is making use of a historic resource survey program as rapid growth continues to require construction of new electric transmission lines and substations for member cooperatives, including GreyStone Power Corporation. GreyStone members will be the first to view survey findings that include 446 historic properties in Paulding County at their annual meeting in Douglasville on October 14.
GTC is a major sponsor of the FindIt! Historic Resource Survey Partnership that also includes the Georgia State Historic Preservation Office (SHPO), the University of Georgia (UGA) and other organizations. UGA graduate students in the Historic Preservation Program identify and document the resources through a countywide survey. The data then become part of the SHPO’s inventory of identified historic and cultural properties.
Eligible properties include historic districts, sites, buildings, structures or objects that meet state or National Register of Historic Places standards. The Paulding County survey includes landmarks such as the Sweetwater Church cemetery near Brownsville and a homestead located near Dallas. Similar FindIt! surveys are being conducted in other high-growth counties throughout the state.
“We’re honored to be able to share the survey results with our members at our annual meeting. Identifying and preserving historical landmarks secures the county’s heritage for generations to come and serves as part of the rich history that makes us who we are today,” says Gary Miller, GreyStone Power president and CEO.
“Participating in these surveys benefits GTC, because we’re ahead of the game when we prepare to build transmission lines and substations,” says Christy Johnson, environmental and regulatory compliance coordinator, GTC. “By having this information readily available in a database, we are able to incorporate it earlier in our planning process and meet customer needs more efficiently and effectively while preserving the historical aspect of the community.”
The display also may be viewed at GreyStone Power headquarters from October 16 – 31.
GTC plans to co-sponsor similar displays with other EMCs as surveys are completed in other areas of the state.
About Georgia Transmission Corporation:
GTC is a not-for-profit cooperative owned by 39 EMCs in Georgia, including GreyStone Power Corporation. Georgia Transmission delivers the high-capacity, long-haul power to EMCs that deliver electricity to members along local electric distribution lines and systems. GTC owns $1.25 billion in assets, including more than 2,700 miles of transmission lines and 595 substations across the state.
About GreyStone Power Corporation:
GreyStone Power Corporation is a member-owned electric cooperative providing electricity and related services to almost 108,000 meters in Bartow, Carroll, Cobb, Coweta, Douglas, Fayette, Fulton and Paulding counties.
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