The West Frisco Homeowners' Coalition and the Collin County Association of Realtors have organized a town hall meeting, dubbed "Bury the Lines," for Nov. 13 to talk to residents about the proposed transmission lines in Frisco.

The meeting is to take place at 7 p.m. in the auditorium at Wakeland High School, 10700 Legacy Drive.

Wholesale power supplier Brazos Electric in mid-2013 originally proposed overhead power lines on routes that would include Stonebrook Parkway and Main Street. That proposition was met with opposition from the city of Frisco, which has road projects planned in the areas where the lines are proposed. Homeowners do not want overhead lines for reasons ranging from potentially decreasing property values and aesthetics to fears of health and safety risks.

The WFHOC is pushing for the lines to be buried.

"We are making great progress but the fight is far from over," said Kendall Meade, WFHOC chairman. "We thank CoServ for listening to their customers and proposing to bury the lines. However, proposals are not mandates. Through a strong unified voice of homeowners and businesses, we need to continue to advocate for our neighborhoods by ensuring that the transmission lines are buried."

Oscar Martinez, manager of marketing and communications for CoServ, the electric distribution cooperative that serves Frisco energy users, said Brazos Electric is finalizing its application for the routes—otherwise known as a Certificate of Convenience and Necessity—and expects to file it with the Public Utility Commission of Texas sometime between mid-December and mid-January.

Martinez said the application will propose both underground and overhead route alternatives along two proposed routes down Main Street and Stonebrook Parkway. The PUCT will make the final decision on the transmission line route, whether power lines will be overhead or underground as well as the substation location.

According to CoServ, underground transmission lines are rare in Texas because they are much more expensive than overhead lines. The costs associated with the lines are spread to all rate-payers, not just Frisco residents. The cost of underground transmission lines has been estimated at anywhere from 10 to 35 times higher than overhead lines.