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| Vesta Elliott | 10/5/2006 3:53:56 PM |
| There is a utility pole across the street from me that has THREE high voltage trnsmitters on it!!! This is ridiculous. On top of the hodge podge zoning of Fairview, Orca Street is a joke...a true tribute to Anchorage and the 'get away with whatever you can' mentality. | |
| Bobbi Wells | 9/17/2006 1:04:30 AM |
| ML&P & CEA are the utilities responsibile for the 22 miles of industrial-strength transmission line running from the Eklutna Hydroelectric Plant thru Chugiak-Eagle River to Fossil Creek. I ORIGINALLY TESTIFIED THAT THESE RUSTY GIANTS WERE 75 FEET TALL BUT IN FACT THEY ARE 70 FEET TALL. Further, I would like to note that the Assembly approved ML&P's AM's 601-2003,239-2005,896-2005 to design,engineer, & construct these offensive lines. Our current undergrounding ordinance applies only to distribution lines, not these transmission lines. Can't we correct this? Phil Steyer of CEA stated they COULD have buried their new circuit lines (along N.Lites) but they would have left the old parallel wood poles in place for the transmission mains. That would have been OK. The Utilidor Plan states parallel poles are acceptable, & they blend better than these rusty eyesores. He then states that buried lines take longer to fix in the winter as justification for not considering burial. With the winter wind & ice storms, have you ever known a tree to fall over a buried line & disrupt service? Technology today, installed when a line is buried, can practically pinpoint where a disruption is located. How do you think the City of Whittier gets it's power..it's not overhead lines. We have completely revamped Title 21 to create a beautiful & functional city. Check any streetscape today..now envision it with a strong sign ordinance and buried utility lines, both in commercial & residentail areas. This ordinance doesn't go far enough to take us where we want to go & it certainly proves MOA has very little knowledgeable control over what ML&P chooses to do. | |
| Chugiak Community Council Linda Kovac, Secretary-Treasurer | 6/28/2006 10:06:32 PM |
| The Chugiak Community Council discussed P&Z Case No. 2006-074 at our May 18 monthly meeting. The Council unanimously passed a motion in support of this ordinance that pertains to high voltage transmission towers. | |
| Peggy Robinson | 6/25/2006 4:19:57 PM |
| I am president of NorthEast Community Council. At our monthly meeting on April 20, we discussed in depth the CEA Transmission Towers on Northern Lights Blvd. The minutes outlining the discussion are available on the FCC website, under NECC. A motion was made to "demand the removal of the recently erected CEA power poles along Northern Lights Blvd. The cables should be located undergrown or in a less obtrusive location." The motion passed, 44 in favor, 2 opposed, 3 abstaining. Mayor Mark Begich joined the meeting and shared that CEA was meeting with the Planning Department and a landscape architect to develop mitigation measures. We have received no follow-up. NECC strongly believes that high voltage transmission towers should not be allowed in such a visible and residential locations. And mitigation should be made to soften the impact of ones currently installed. | |
| Heather Todd Rice | 5/31/2006 9:21:45 AM |
| I agree with Carol Fries' comment. The full text of this ordinance needs to be easily accessible on-line. That said, if the ordinance is to put tighter restrictions on high voltage transmission towers so that we won't have more towers like those on Northern Lights then I'm all for it. Those towers are horrendously ugly. One part of the ordinance should be a requirement that ALL residents of the City of Anchorage be informed and asked to comment about potential new towers. Public comment about new towers should not be solicited solely from adjacent landowners since many many more people than that will be affected (e.g., just by having to drive by the towers). | |
| Leo Lamb | 5/21/2006 6:24:41 AM |
| Reminds me of the old saying, "Stupid is as stupid does". There are no other words for the monstrocities brought to us by Chugach. This is a perfect example why legislation is required to keep businesses in line. Dumb,dumb,dumb. | |
| Tom Flanagan | 5/16/2006 12:17:01 PM |
| As children we learned three things: 1. “Waste not.” 2. “It is better to do things right the first time.” 3. “Just because you can do something doesn’t mean you should.” The industrial age towers on Northern Light are one sign that we didn’t listen to our elders. Other indicators of poor planning standards include the numerous cell phone towers that span from Girdwood to Chugiak, the Mt. Baldy Ugliness, and our housing subdivision buffoonery. The people that live near those power lines sacrificed quality of life so that electricity can be delivered to others. As a city we lost value. Providing power in itself is good and necessary, but part of the money saved by not burying the lines near “Alaska use areas” will help developers sell more houses (cheaper power=cheaper houses) in other communities. The people on Northern Lights lowered their quality of life to help make others rich. As children, when we completed a task poorly, our teachers showed us how and made us redo the task to an appropriate standard. The standards for above ground utilities of all kinds need to be strengthened. (The towers on Northern Lights should be taken down and buried, or compensation paid to the CITY for loss of our quality value.) We need to seriously consider the total cash flows of our decisions. | |
| Leonard Lamb | 4/30/2006 1:18:07 AM |
| I agree with Judy. Lets bury these monsters underground along with all the other lines. Buried lines for beautiful skys. | |
| Julie Collins | 4/28/2006 12:48:40 PM |
| Please set some stringent legal standards for what the utilities can do in the easements! We regulate signs -- but these monstrosities are at least as bad as billboards. It's probably too late to help what used to be a beautiful drive east bound along Northern Lights, but we've got to stop them from doing this to anyone else. I used to feel that Chugach Electric was a good citizen of Anchorage, but now I see that they will do whatever they can get by with. It's too bad, but a utility that doesn't have the residents' best interests in mind must be dealt with by laws, permits, reviews and fines. | |
| Carol Fries | 4/22/2006 8:47:26 AM |
| While I appreciate the notification that there is a proposed change, the notification is virtually useless since there is no substance provided through the link contained in the email. As I have suggested numerous times, the proposed amendment could easily (within 3 minutes) be converted from a Word document to a pdf and be posted on line for the public to view. I do not have the hour it would take to drive to Tudor Road secure a copy of this and drive back home or back to work. PLEASE upgrade your services to provide this function. Thank you. Carol Fries | |