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Local residents press Elbert County commission on proposed Xcel Energy transmission corridor
Summary
Two residents representing the Elbert County Environmental Alliance urged commissioners to oppose a proposed 610-mile transmission corridor Xcel plans across the eastern plains, citing wildlife, property values and fire risk; no county action was taken at the meeting.
Several residents used the public-comment period to urge the planning commission and county leaders to oppose a proposed high-voltage transmission corridor proposed by Xcel Energy that would cross large portions of the eastern plains, they said.
Carrie Giblets, who identified herself as a board member of the Elbert County Environmental Alliance (ECEA), told commissioners the company’s plan — which she described as roughly 610 miles of transmission line with towers about 140 feet tall planned through portions of Elbert County — would bring “negative impacts on…
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