NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- A Franklin woman said she came home from a business trip to find that two large electric poles had been placed next to her house.

Video: Large Power Poles Put Up In Subdivision

She and her neighbors in the McKay's Mill subdivision are taking on the Tennessee Valley Authority and trying to get answers.

Cindy Graves arrived home last week to these find that two 100 foot tall TVA power polls were put in only feet away from her house.

"My friends and I are joking that I'm either going to have more electricity surging in my brain or we are going to decorate it at Christmas with Christmas lights," said Graves.

The TVA said the poles will bring much needed power not only to this subdivision but much of Franklin and also Murfreesboro.

"My jaw dropped. I turned to my wife and was like, 'What the heck is that?" said homeowner Robert Heaster.

Heaster said from almost anywhere in the community, the posts are visible, which is causing concern over possible decreased home values.

Realtors have already estimated that Graves could lose up to $200,000.

Everyone agrees that the poles are on TVA's easement not Graves' property, but the community feels slighted because residents said no one warned them that the poles would be put in.

The TVA said it sends out letters to affected property owners, but Graves said she never received one. The organization said that could be because the poles are on their easement and not on her property

Now Franklin alderman Beverly Burger is working to prevent these from unexpectedly popping up again

"When developers bring plots and site plans to us, if they have lots that are close to easements, then we do not approve them," said Burger.

The TVA has met with Graves at the urging of U.S. Rep. Marsha Blackburn's office and provided homeowners with information, but it stands by its statement that the poles are necessary to provide electricity.

It is unclear if the subdivision developer knew about TVA's plans to put up poles before the homes were built or sold.