Council approves DP&L easement at Fire Station No. 2 to improve reliability

Fairborn City Council voted Oct. 17 to adopt Ordinance No. 30-16, authorizing a 10-foot utility easement across roughly 330 feet of property at Fire Station No. 2 on Commerce Center Boulevard to formalize an existing underground line and allow DP&L to create a looped service for greater reliability.

Don O'Connor, the city engineer, explained the line currently serves only the station and connects to a transformer behind the building; the easement would allow service to be routed from the north as well as the south. Council members asked whether utility work could require tearing up the driveway; O'Connor said DP&L must restore property to its original condition and the easement would not block movement of fire apparatus because it is located on the other side of the building.

Council waived the three-reading rule for the ordinance, the city solicitor read it by title, and the measure was adopted unanimously.