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Board approves Midland Power permits to move overhead lines underground on 200th Street
Summary
Humboldt County supervisors approved two separate permits from Midland Power to place overhead electrical lines underground along two sections near the substation on 200th Street, including a roughly 200-foot run in the right-of-way; both motions carried with recorded unanimous 'Aye' votes.
Speaker 2, a board member, introduced two permit applications from Midland Power to convert overhead electrical lines to underground conduits on 200th Street. He described two distinct runs: one to run north–south beneath the gravel road and a second to run along the back of the right-of-way for approximately 200 feet before crossing the road to the substation. "There is 1 stretch that they'll be in the back of the right of way on 200th Street for for about 200 feet... then come under the highway to the substation," Speaker 2 said.
Speaker 1 moved to approve the permit for the first (north–south) underground run and Speaker 4 moved to approve the second right-of-way permit; both motions were seconded and votes were recorded as 'Aye.' Board members asked brief procedural questions about whether the work would be bored under the roadway or come under the road; staff clarified the routings and that there are two separate permits because Midland Power filed them that way.
Why it matters: burying distribution lines can affect right-of-way management, future maintenance responsibilities and nearby property owners. The board recorded the approvals during the meeting with no recorded objections in the transcript.
What’s next: permits were approved in the meeting; the transcript records that traffic control will be provided by the county during the work and that crews expected to begin sub-surface work the following Monday in related operations discussed later in the agenda.
