Suggested Replacement Line
There
is an excellent alternate to the line proposed by NSP between Red
Rock and Inver Grove Heights.
The
suggested line, which is shorter than the proposed line, has the following
advantages over the proposed line:
|
Proposed New Line |
Suggested Line |
|
Passes
with 100' of at least 20 residences and within 300' of 40 residences |
Goes
no nearer than 300' to any home |
|
Dissects
at least 3 residential communities |
Goes
entirely through industrial areas or along existing highway rights of way |
|
Necessitates
the burying of the line east of the airport |
No
portion of the line need be buried |
|
Goes
over rough terrain |
Lies
on flat terrain |
|
Destroys
numerous trees and plants |
Damages
no vegetation |
|
Mars
attractive areas including lakes and parks |
Causes
no additional impingement upon lakes, parks, or other scenic areas |
Detailed overhead pictures are available of the suggested route.
In
the slides, the Yellow-tinted areas represent industry; the Red-tinted areas
are residential, and the blue-tinted areas are undeveloped or parkland. Areas with no tint are either highways are
distant from the power lines.
