Regardless of whether eastern Geauga County residents consider installation of FirstEnergy Corp.’s new high-tension wires a win, loss or draw, the power is on. Since the project was given the green light about six years ago, at least three sectors have come into play:?The utility aimed to make power more reliable. Property owners opposed having easements cross their land. Industry wanted to remedy unpredictable power outages. Conflict between property owners and Cleveland Electric Illuminating Company was sparked in 2007 when the easement corridor was delineated through fields, farmland and woodlands along state Route 528 in Thompson, Montville and Huntsburg townships....
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