A proposed 20-mile Mat-Su transmission line in the Little Susitna River corridor is sparking pushback from residents who say the line should go in a more developed area.
Ben Raevsky, left, and his brother-in-law Brad Cook look at a map of a proposed Matanuska Electric Association power line on Tuesday, April 5, 2022 at the Northern Lights Elk Ranch in Palmer. Cook’s father owns the ranch, and they are concerned about impacts to salmon streams and the viewshed.
Project officials say that along with passing through busy residential areas near Hatcher Pass and along Church Road, the line would run about 10 miles from one crossing of the Little Su to the next — a stretch that’s undeveloped except for a short section along a road called Solitude Street. MEA started planning for the new line, as well as a new substation, in January 2021 and held a public hearing in January as well as two open houses and numerous presentations.
The northern route is less intrusive to property owners than the southern one, according to MEA’s analysis: It crosses 154 parcels and comes within 75 feet of 13 residential buildings, as compared to 357 parcels and 55 buildings.Putting the line along Wasilla-Fishhook would also complicate any future efforts to widen the busy, winding road because state transportation officials would have to move the line at “huge expense,” Castro said. “That would be a lot of disruption, a lot of outages.
The Fishhook Community Council last month approved a resolution asking the borough to reject any route that conflicts with the area’s comprehensive plan guiding future growth.Ben Raevsky, left, and his brother-in-law Brad Cook walk through the Northern Lights Elk Ranch on Tuesday, April 5, 2022 in Palmer.
“We should encourage the MEA to stay clear of undeveloped areas,” Peltier wrote. “It is not that a power line in an undeveloped area would alter wildlife movement, but if there was a lot of human activity in these areas as a result of the clearing that may.” Amber McDonough, an engineer who owns property in the path of the line, opposes the northern route and favors the path along Wasilla-Fishhook.
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