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Subject:
Mr. William J. Slimak , Platte River Power Authority, delivered oeputyl
a draft copy of a letter concerning location of the proposed
Platte River highlines in Weld County .
I have enclosed a copy of his draft letter in which he is
requesting guidance on where his overhead line should be
placed adjacent to our County roads .
Mr. Slimak presented two sketches , one showing the proposed
overhead powerline adjacent to our R. O. W. and overhanging
into our R.O.W. approximately 17i ' . A second sketch shows
the pole line located approximately 20 ' from our R.O.W. line
with all pole overhang on private property .
I feel that an overhang of 17i ' over our R.O.W. which would
include over the roadway portion of our County road could
constitute a potential hazard if the power lines would break
and fall onto the traveled roadway part of the R.O.W.
I told Mr. Slimak that I would present this draft letter
and proposed locations to the County Commissioners for their
consideration .
Mr. Slimak asked that we contact him as soon as possible regarding
where we would permit the pole line to be placed.
Would you please advis me as to what action I should take .
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Richard L. Straub
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County Engineer -/ J..-^-
9th Ave. and 9
Greeley, CO 80631
Dear Mr. Straub:
As I mentioned when we spoke by telephone on Monday, July 14, Platte
River Power Authority is investigating the impact of constructing a 230 kV
line from Loveland to Longmont. One route under study would be along a
portion of County Road 3 in Weld County.
In order to reduce the impact on agricultural properties along this
county road, we are concerned with the feasibility of installing our powers
immediately adjacent to the county road right of way fence as shown on the
attached diagram, "Transmission Line Overhang Along Roadways". This would
allow the minimum impact on the farming operations if acceptable to the
Weld County officials.
Should we be required to set back on private property far enough to
eliminate any overhang of conductors , we would be located about 8 feet into
the private property. This would probably causeSinterference with farming
around the structures than if they were located well into the middle of
fields as farmers could not get equipment between the structures and the
right of way fence. We would appreciate it if you would review our request
to install these structures immediately adjacent to the fence and allow the
17' 6" overhang as shown on the attached diagram.
One prime consideration, of course, is that any future expansion of
the road right of way would require relocation of these structures. We
would appreciate confirmation from your department and the Board of County
Commissioners that this construction would be acceptable and also it is
fully understood that any future relocation costs would be at the expense
of someone other than Platte River if the roadways are widened.
We are attempting to resolve all of these concerns prior to the
DRAFT
Mr. Straub
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July 16, 1975
September 3, 1975 public hearing before the Larimer-Weld Regional Council
of Governments. If we could possibly have your comments on this matter
within the next few days , it would greatly help our agricultural consul-
tants complete their study in a timely manner.
Sincerely,
PLATTE RIVER POWER AUTHORITY
William J. Slimak
Director of Engineering
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