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- PLATTE RITZ POWER AUTHORIT
lk3030 SOUTH COLLEGE AVENUE a FORT COLLINS,COLORADO 80521
Board of Directors September 29, 1975 Telephone: (303)493-5520
Stanley R.Case Cable: "PLATTRIVER"
Robert L.Dekker
Don W.Hataway
Jerry Trotter
General Manager
Albert J.Hamilton
Mr. Glenn K. Billings, Chairman
Larimer-Weld Regional Council of Governments
Weld County Courthouse
Greeley, Colorado 80631
Dear Mr. Billings:
We have learned from Mr. William Slimak, our Chief Engineer who
accompanied your special committee on its September 24 inspection
of the proposed transmission line routes, that some of your members
felt they did not have sufficient information concerning Platte
River's possible use of the Colorado & Southern Railroad right-of-
way for the route of our proposed Loveland-Longmont transmission
line.
The C & S routing was suggested to us not long after the I-25 al-
ternative had first been proposed. However, because the I-25 route
was strongly advocated and the C & S route was not, and because our
resources were limited, we did not make an environmental impact study
for the C & S route. We were able to make a cost estimate for our
line on the C & S right-of-way between a point near King's Corner,
south of Loveland, and the northern edge of Longmont. We estimated
the additional cost of our line if we used that route to be $1 ,125,000.
Since the Association's emphasis was on I-25 we did not pursue the
matter. The C & S route would, of course, have an impact on the
communities of Campion and Berthoud, through which the C & S right-of-
way passes.
At some point in our discussions with the Protective Association, our
representatives and theirs conferred with Messrs. Daume and Haswell , of
the C & S Railroad in Denver about the use of the C & S right-of-way
from Highland, a point about 215 miles north of Longmont to Longmont's
Northeast Substation. It was clear to our representatives that the
C & S engineers anticipated some problems with a 115 kV transmission
line along any part of their right-of-way which they would prefer to
avoid.
Since that time Mr. Slimak and our attorney, John Wittemyer, have con-
ferred with higher level C & S management about the availability of the
C & S right-of-way for Platte River's transmission line. We have re-
ceived the enclosed letter from Mr. John W. Terrill , President of C & S,
which states his railroad's position.
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We have estimated the additional cost of our facilities on both the long
and short routing segments of the C & S right-of-way and have determined
that these alternatives would involve the additional expenditures shown
by the following table, if Platte River is to provide the same service to
Longmont that would be available from the Revised Preferred Route.
Added Cost for C & S Route
Routing to Reduced
Longmont From Initial Future Capacity Total
Boyd via King's Corner $104,000 $935,000 $ 86,000 $1 ,125,000
and C & S; Substation
at Highland
Boyd via Preferred $325,000 $455,000 $206,000 $ 986,000
Route and Southern
Substation; West to
Highland then South
If you need additional information on this or any other aspect of the
transmission line routing problem, we will be pleased to cooperate with
your committee and furnish it to you. We will greatly appreciate, of
course, anything that can be done to expedite your committee's decision
and that of the Larimer-Weld COG, in order that Platte River may proceed
to acquire the necessary right-of-way and negotiate the construction con-
tracts to build this line.
Very truly yours,
C
IVER WER AUTH RITY
Albert J. amilton
General Manager
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THE COLORADO AND SOUTHERN RAILWAY COMPANY
A SUBSIDIARY OF BURLINGTON NORTHERN
2000 EXECUTIVE TOWER / 1405 CURTIS STREET / DENVER, COLORADO 80202
BURLINGTON
NORTHERN
JOHN W. TERRILL
President
Platte River Power Authority September 26, 1975
3030 So College Av
Fort Collins CO 80521
Gentlemen
Relative to your proposal for possible use of Colorado and
Southern right of way between Longmont and Highland, (Mile
Posts 46.0-49.5), for the installation of a 115KV transmission
line.
This request has been reviewed by our various departments and
we have encountered several objections. We presently are ex-
periencing communication and signal difficulties due to inter-
ference of Public Service Company's existing 44KV transmission
line, as well as in other areas where our right of way is
shared by overhead transmission lines. Further, the versatility
of our industrial property adjacent to the Railway could be
limited, as the transmission line towers create a permanent
encumbrance.
Unfortunately, we must advise that the Colorado and Southern
Railway will oppose any overhead electric transmission line
use of our right of way in this area.
Sincerely
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J W Terrill
President
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