Laserfiche WebLink
<br /> <br />Commissioner Leh asked what are some of the problems in under grounding the lines opposed to <br />having the lines above ground, which would affect the cost. Is there any data that PSCO is <br />relying on with respect to this particular line that effect the cost one way or another. <br /> <br />Mr. Diehl stated that Public Service has not done any soil analysis, bedrock analysis, water table <br />analysis, etc. of this particular corridor. If and when they start that discussion with City Council <br />they would end up doing that type of work to start honing that number down to a very specific <br />number. At this point it is an educated guess as to what that cost would be. <br /> <br />Members of the Public: <br /> <br />Edde Tang, 788 Nighthawk, Louisville, CO 80027. Mr. Tang is concerned that thousands of <br />people will be effected by the EMF, which may be hazardous to humans. <br /> <br />Phil Barton, 516 Orchard Way, Louisville, CO 80027. Mr. Barton represented the Meadows at <br />Coal Creek homeowners association. Mr. Barton personally received a response from the 70% of <br />the community that is opposed to the power line. They are concerned with the safety, noise, the <br />visual aspects and they find it unthinkable to replace one eyesore with another eyesore. They <br />would like to see the power line buried at this time. <br /> <br />Ed Smith, 882 West Mulberry Street, Louisville, CO 80027. Mr. Smith asked if the statistical <br />data for downed power lines is a hazard of 115 (kV) broken lines, especially near a school, <br />including the operations and maintenance cost for both versus below ground. 2) Can the cost <br />variance for above versus below ground be narrowed if the work was a competitive bid and <br />performed under utility supervision? <br /> <br />Chairman Lipton suggested submitting questions to Staff and Staff will establish the question in <br />the public record and on the website. <br /> <br />Michael Gheleta, 761 Pear Court, Louisville, CO 80027. Mr. Gheleta responded to several <br />points in the letter sent by PSCO. Mr. Gheleta stated that the EMF almost disappears when the <br />line is buried on the edge of the right-of-way. On the issue of property values, the Public Service <br />letter sites a study showing no impact to property values from increasing the voltage of power <br />lines. Simply increasing the voltage of power lines would not necessarily have a visual impact that <br />people would know that there was some change going on. The letter also indicates that voltage is <br />not being increased in this project. That suggests to Mr. Gheleta that the study is inapplicable <br />here. The study also does not seem to address the issue of increasing the size of power poles or <br />locating poles next to residences which previously did not have one. That would have an impact <br />on property owners’ investment-backed expectations. He would also like to see a cost estimate <br />for under grounding that portion of the corridor that is in direct proximity to residential areas as <br />opposed to open space areas. He thinks that the cost could be brought down by looking at that <br />information. With respect to the PUC decision that is cited, it was unclear to him what it provides <br /> <br /> 4 <br /> <br />