Pursuant to the foregoing Findings of Fact and Opinion regarding the Statement of Intent by the Connecticut Light and Power Company (CL&P) to acquire property in Oxford, Connecticut, the Connecticut Siting Council (Council) has given due consideration to the effects of such an acquisition, including the probable hardship for the owner of the property or owners of adjacent properties; development and potential development on and nearby the property to be acquired; environmental impact; public need; convenience of the owner, and the location of the property proposed to be acquired for the transmission of electric power within the state as required under Section 16-50-z1-4 of the Regulations of Connecticut State Agencies, and therefore grants approval to CL&P to acquire the proposed 15.77-acre property between Jacks Hill Road and Christian Road in Oxford, Connecticut.

Pursuant to General Statutes § 16-50p, the Council hereby directs that a copy of the Findings of Fact, Opinion, and Decision and Order be served on each person listed below, and notice of issuance shall be published in the Woodbury Voices, the Waterbury Republican American, the New Haven Register, and the Connecticut Post.

By this Decision and Order, the Council disposes of the legal rights, duties, and privileges of each party named or admitted to the proceeding in accordance with Section 16-50j-17 of the Regulations of Connecticut State Agencies.

The parties and intervenors to this proceeding are: