Gated San Diego neighborhood declared ineligible for city’s utility undergrounding (CA)

The Alvarado Estates, an upscale area near San Diego State, is struggling this fall with an unexpected consequence of being one of San Diego’s first gated communities.  The neighborhood has long wanted its telephone poles, power lines and other utilities undergrounded as part of a multimillion dollar city program. But City Attorney Mara Elliott says the neighborhood is ineligible because of the gates.    Read the article…………………………