I was one of the 350 people who packed last week's community meeting in Cottonwood regarding the TANC Transmission Project. Our home, with a view that I adore, overlooks the proposed route of the project and I wanted information.
I had read bits and pieces, but I didn’t understand the magnitude of the project until last week -- 600 miles of power lines and sub-stations stretching from Lassen County to the Bay area.
I still don’t have enough information. But I DO know that forcing families from their homes, devaluing property, tearing down forests and ancient oaks and carelessly disregarding property rights and the concerns of landowners is wrong.
The folks who live in rural communities tend to be fiercely independent. We don't have City Councils or big city lawyers. We have only our voices and a willingness to speak out against a project that could irreparably damage our communities and provide little or no benefit.
Take a look at the map - you can zoom in for more detail:
http://www.aspengooglemaps.com/TTP/Final/ttpadd1.php
Read about the TANC project:
http://www.tanc.us/content/blogsection/7/48/
Read the opposition:
http://www.no-ttp.org/ttp/ttp.html
http://ttp-winters-interaction.blogspot.com/
http://www.stoptanc.com/
Write letters, send emails, please, to:
ttpeis@wapa.gov
David Young
NEPA Document Manager
Western Area Power Administration
Sierra Nevada Region
114 Parkshore Drive
Folsom, CA 95630
I had read bits and pieces, but I didn’t understand the magnitude of the project until last week -- 600 miles of power lines and sub-stations stretching from Lassen County to the Bay area.
I still don’t have enough information. But I DO know that forcing families from their homes, devaluing property, tearing down forests and ancient oaks and carelessly disregarding property rights and the concerns of landowners is wrong.
The folks who live in rural communities tend to be fiercely independent. We don't have City Councils or big city lawyers. We have only our voices and a willingness to speak out against a project that could irreparably damage our communities and provide little or no benefit.
Take a look at the map - you can zoom in for more detail:
http://www.aspengooglemaps.com/TTP/Final/ttpadd1.php
Read about the TANC project:
http://www.tanc.us/content/blogsection/7/48/
Read the opposition:
http://www.no-ttp.org/ttp/ttp.html
http://ttp-winters-interaction.blogspot.com/
http://www.stoptanc.com/
Write letters, send emails, please, to:
ttpeis@wapa.gov
David Young
NEPA Document Manager
Western Area Power Administration
Sierra Nevada Region
114 Parkshore Drive
Folsom, CA 95630
If you'd like to be kept informed about local opposition, send an email to:
Donna Caldwell:
Donna Caldwell:
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