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Commissioners approve two Xcel Energy laydown and helicopter yards to support transmission-line rebuild
Summary
The board granted two separate six-month temporary-use permits to Xcel Energy for small laydown yards and helicopter landing/operations to support the 6670 transmission-line rebuild between DeBeque and the Rifle area. Staff conditioned approvals on wildlife, reclamation and fire-safety measures.
Garfield County commissioners on Sept. 8 approved two temporary-use permits allowing Xcel Energy to operate short-duration laydown storage yards — including helicopter landing and refueling activities — to support a local transmission-line rebuild.
The two permits cover separate private parcels near the Interstate 70 corridor west of Parachute and between Parachute and Rifle. Each permit authorizes up to six-month operations under county temporary-use rules; activities include day-use storage of poles and reels,…
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