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Power line still going through Mansfield
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Three months of discussions between Mansfield residents and the Georgia Transmission Corporation ended Tuesday without compromise, and the corporation is moving forward with its original plan to build a new 3.2 mile transmission line that will pass through part of Mansfield. Residents protested the line because they said it would degrade the town’s sightlines and affect property values, and they proposed alternative routes at a Sept. 15 meeting. However, Georgia Transmission turned down the proposals Tuesday because the alternative routes would be longer, more expensive, cut across more