Tooele County Planning Commission Meeting

March 3, 2010 at 7:00 pm

Tooele County Building

47 South Main St. (Lower Level)

Tooele, Ut 84074

Public Hearing

RMP has filed an Application for a Conditional Use Permit to commence construction of the high voltage powerlines on the South East Bench Route

The Planning Commission will be voting to either Deny or Approve the Application at this meeting

Tooele County Planning Commission Meeting to Address Conditional Use Permit

The Tooele County Planning Commission will meet on March 3, 2010, to consider the conditional use application that Rocky Mountain Power applied for to run its high voltage transmission lines along the south and east benches of Tooele. The proposed route crosses the Settlement Canyon Reservoir, four springs which provide drinking water for the Tooele City water system, across Middle Canyon, under the "T" and then through a superfund site (for those of you who do not know what a superfund site is, it is a contaminated area that no one is allowed to develop on. The government makes super fund sites when areas are highly contaminated).

What we need to do: be in attendance at this meeting to make sure that the planning commission understands our concerns and the need to move the lines to a different location. Please plan to attend!

More Pics

Here are some additional pictures of the power lines outside of Las Vegas, Nevada

Pictures of Power Lines Taken Near Las Vegas, Nevada

These are photos of the power lines outside of Las Vegas that someone took this past weekend. This is a visual of what the West Side of Grantsville could look like if the RMP Substation is not moved to the Northwest location that is favored in the consensus letter.

Tooele County Planning Commission Meeting Feb. 3, 2010

The Tooele County Planning Commission meeting held on February 3, 2010, was 4 hours long. Rocky Mountain Power spent two hours presenting their side of the issue. Concerned citizens also presented their issues to the Commission. The Planning Commission voted 3-2 that they needed to table the item for 30 days to further research issues that relate to the RMP proposal. We, the citizens and leadership of Tooele County, hope that the Commission listens to our concerns and sides with those of us who will be directly affected by these power lines for years to come. We applaud the commission for realizing that the CUP application by RMP was premature and more information was needed before a decision is made.