Comments to the Utility Facility Review Board

Public written comments to the Utility Facility Review Board of Utah should be sent by e-mail
to:

psccal@utah.gov
Utility Facility Review Board
Refer to DOCKET NO. 10-035-39

Utility Facility Review Board Schedules Hearings for Transmission Line Appeal from RMP

Hi Everyone,

The location for the public hearing has been set for the Deseret Peak County Complex Convention Center on May 11, 2010. According to the Notice given by the review board the following details apply:

The Review Board will take public comment on this matter on May 11, 2010,
from 4:00 p.m. until 7:00 p.m. at the Tooele County Convention Center, located
at the Deseret Peak Complex (2930 West Highway 112, Tooele county). In
order to insure that as many members of the community are able to be heard as
want to speak, the following limitations will be strictly enforced: (1) only
residents of Tooele County will be allowed to speak during the public comment
period; (2) each individual will be allowed to speak for only two minutes; and
(3) individuals speaking will not be allowed to merely restate what has
previously been heard by the Review Board. In lieu of attending this
meeting and speaking, citizens of Tooele County can instead e-mail comments to
the Review Board at psccal@utah.gov .

For all the details on the Hearings here is the web link. If you have any questions please email Kaye Pratt.

http://psc.utah.gov/utilities/electric/elecindx/2010/1003539indx.html

RMP MEETING - MONDAY APRIL 19, 2010 - 7:00 pm - Pratt home

THIS IS IT - Everything we've worked on for the past year will be decided at these hearings. We can win I'm sure of this, but we can't give up now we've made it to the home stretch. It is very important you make time to attend this meeting. See you tomorrow night at 7:00 pm at the Pratt's home. RSVP to kmpratt1@hotmail.com We will need to finalize our Committee's plans. Friday's meeting was very short notice and many of the RSVP's requested we try for another night to hopefully accomodate everyone's schedules. We have a huge task to accomplish and your partcipation is needed on how you want the County to proceed. We have a power point presentation to show you for your feedback before it is submitted along with other very important topics to discuss. Legal docments must be prepared by the County and submitted to the PSC by Thursday April 22. All of the information we've previously supplied to others like the BLM, the Planning Commission, letters and documents etc. now needs to be given to the PSC for the Utility Facility Review Board to use for their decision.

IMPORTANT DATES TO PUT ON YOUR CALENDER NOW:
APRIL 22, 2010 (THURSDAY) ---- LEGAL DOCUMENTS AND WRITTEN COMMENT DUE (Address and Instructions will be available at our meeting)
MAY 10, 2010 (MONDAY) --------FIRST DAY OF OF TOOELE COUNTY HEARING WITH THE UTILITY FACILITY REVIEW BOARD

Our Committee needs representation at the day meetings. Need to coordinate who can be there. (Heber M. Wells Bldg, SLC. More details of the agenda, times etc will be available at our meeting)
MAY 11, 2010 (TUESDAY) --------2nd DAY OF TOOELE COUNTY HEARING WITH THE UTILITY FACILITY REVIEW BOARD TO BE HELD IN TOOELE FROM 4:00 PM TO 7:00 PM - LOCATION NOT YET DETERMINED. THIS MEETING IS CRUCIAL. WE WILL NEED TO MAKE SPECIFIC PLANS AND ORGANIZE OUR GROUP. PLAN TO HAVE PREPARED SPEECHES ASSIGNED TO COVER EACH OF THE AREAS, A PLAN TO GENERATE 300 TO 500 PEOPLE (I've been told it is VIP to avoid public clammer and chaos...time limit is 3 minutes per person. We need to discuss plans as how to delegate time to our pre-planned speakers.) MEDIA COVERAGE - A MUST.

MAY 12, 2010 (WEDNESDAY) ---- FINAL DAY OF TOOELE COUNTY HEARING WITH THE UTILITY FACILITY REVIEW BOARD Our Committee needs representation at the day meetings. Need to coordinate who can be there. (Heber M. Wells Bldg, SLC. More details of the agenda, times etc will be available at our meeting)

See you tonight at 7:00 pm Pratt's home. RSVP to kmpratt1@hotmail.com Thanks, Kaye

Editorial from Tooele Transcript concerning Rocky Mountain Power Lines

Here is an editorial that was found in the Tooele Transcript Bulletin about the proposed transmission lines.

http://tooeletranscript.com/view/full_story/6636195/article-Planning-commission-gave-hope-in-denying-RMP-power-line-project?

Tooele County Planning Commission Votes to Deny Rocky Mountain Power Conditional Use Permit

Here is a link for the Tooele Transcript article that was published when Rocky Mountain Power's CUP for high transmission power lines was denied by the Tooele County Planning Commission.

http://tooeletranscript.com/view/full_story/6572427/article-Planning-commission-says-no-to-RMP-route?

Tooele Transcript Article about County Commissioners Decision

Here is a link to the Tooele Transcript Bulletin article that was published when the Tooele County Commissioners voted to uphold the decision of the Tooele County Planning Commission to deny the conditional use permit (CUP) that Rocky Mountain Power had applied for.

http://tooeletranscript.com/pages/full_story/push?article-County+tells+RMP+no+again%20&id=6914323&instance=home_news_1st_right#comments_6914323

Public Utility Commission Docket for RMP project

Here is a link for the Utah Public Utility Commission Docket for the Mona to Oquirrh high voltage transmission line project that is proposed by Rocky Mountain Power. This is where RMP files actions with the utility commission and also has information of what has been done on the project.

http://www.psc.utah.gov/utilities/electric/elecindx/0903554indx.html