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Residents urge Tualatin to seek injunction as PGE installs high‑voltage poles on Stafford Road
Summary
At the Jan. 26 council meeting residents from Safe Stafford Road and nearby properties urged the City of Tualatin to intervene in a Portland General Electric project that residents say installs 100–130 ft transmission poles through the Stafford urban reserve; city staff said legal coordination with other cities is 'TBD.'
Dozens of Stafford Road residents told the Tualatin City Council on Jan. 26 that Portland General Electric’s (PGE) new transmission poles will scar the rural Stafford corridor, threaten property values and pose fire‑safety risks unless cities intervene.
Ed Wagner and Kelly Bartholomew of Safe Stafford Road presented photos and analysis they said show existing pole heights of roughly 65–70 feet and new poles planned at about 100–130 feet, including a run of roughly 55 industrial towers. "PGE is already building during this appeal," Bartholomew said, and asked…
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