Thursday, April 23, 2009

Stop Gateway West and The Owyhee County Opposition

Survey stakes for the Gateway West Powerlines
April 6th, 2009 near Murphy Idaho (Photo from the Stop Gateway West website)

A new website is up for the private landowners in Idaho's Owyhee County who have been blindsided by Idaho Power's unannounced building of its Hemingway substation and attendant transmission lines across rural communities rather than public land:

"Stop Gateway West and The Owyhee County Opposition are opposed to the placement of the 500 kV transmission lines on private land, near homes and animals or in towns. There are alternative routes . There are alternatives."