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FREDONIA, Wis. (CBS 58) -- It was a packed house in Fredonia Wednesday night, Sept. 10, at a town hall meeting, as frustrated residents spoke out against the potential of new powerlines that could be built on dozens of people's properties.

Every single seat was taken, with people listening from the hallway, all coming together to say no to oppose the proposed construction.

The American Transmission Company shared its plan to construct new substations and transmission lines that would impact Fredonia.

The Fredonia Town Board shared their resolution and voted to pass it Wednesday night, which opposes the new high voltage transmission lines proposed to go through the area.

The town says those lines will serve the electric consumption for the Data Center being built in Port Washing

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