Ocean Ridge resident weighs option of burying electrical lines

“If it's just for aesthetically to make the area most pleasing, then groups of people banding together at the same time is a more cost effective way of doing it”

There's at least one old-fashioned feature many residents in Palm Beach County don't find too charming: overhead power lines.

'It would be lovely to not have them,' said Ocean Ridge resident Christina DeAngelo. 'It just seems so 1950s when I see those poles out there.' Homeowners in Ocean Ridge and beyond are paying out-of-pocket to get their lines buried, sometimes costing them tens of thousands of dollars. Whether or not to bury overhead lines is something facing many South Florida towns, many of which try to get Florida Power & Light Co. to cover some of the cost. Read more