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<br />and maintenance costs. <br /> <br />Commissioner Leh asked what the status of Public Service attempting to site and construct a new <br />substation and transmission line south of Jefferson County. What else is being done to service our <br />neighbors to the south? <br /> <br />Mr. Diehl, PSCO, stated that around the Great Western Reservoir they are proposing a substation <br />transmission hook-up to serve the development south of Broomfield. <br /> <br />Larry Keith, with Greystone, 5231 South Quebec Street, Greenwood Village, CO 80111. Mr. <br />Keith stated that this will be located on the north side of Interlocken Garden, west of Wadsworth <br />and north of Highway 128. The temporary substation was permitted for a two-year period while <br />the new substation in mind is being sited and permitted. A siting study has been conducted to tap <br />the existing line that runs south from the Valmont power plant in Boulder to Public Service <br />Companies facilities in the northwest metropolitan area in Arvada. That line crosses the <br />Department of Energy, Rocky Flats Environmental Technology site. The line is located <br />approximately 3 miles west of Indiana Street. PSCO has met with cities of Westminster and <br />Broomfield primarily whose jurisdiction the line would cross once it exists the area. PSCO is still <br />working with the Department of Energy and Rocky Flats to see where the best location to come <br />off of the Rocky Flats property is. That is supposed to be in service in October of 2001, which <br />provides about a six-month window before May 2002 when the temporary substation is supposed <br />to be removed. It is being actively pursued at this time. <br /> <br />Commissioner Leh asked what some of the problems of under grounding the lines opposed to <br />having the lines above ground, which would effect 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 70% of the <br />community that are 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 /> <br /> 3 <br /> <br />