POWERLINK MEETINGS PLANNED IN LAKESIDE, CAMPO, SCRIPPS RANCH, ALPINE & JACUMBA

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San Diego Gas & Electric Co. will hold a series of open houses throughout the county to respond to residents' questions about the controversial Sunrise Powerlink project. In December, the California Public Utilities Commission approved a 123-mile route to run high-voltage power lines and 150-foot-tall towers through East County from Imperial Valley to San Diego. SDG&E maintains the line is necessary to meet future energy needs, but opponents contend the line will obstruct views, increase fire danger, and that better alternatives are available to meet our region's energy needs.

A lawsuit filed by consumer and environmental groups has asked the California Supreme Court to block Powerlink, contending that an environmental impact report was done improperly. In Lakeside, planners and fire officials say they were not consulted for the EIR and that their community was never notified before the CPUC approved the project. Lakeside officials voted last week to ask Governor Schwarzenegger to have the CPUC reconsider its decision.

Dates and locations of the open houses are:

Lakeside: 5 to 8 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 25, Lakeside Community Center, 9841 Vine St.

Campo: 5 to 8 p.m. March 3, Mountain Empire Community Center, 976 Sheridan Road.

San Diego: 5 to 8 p.m. March 4, Scripps Ranch Library, 10301 Scripps Lake Drive.

Alpine: 5 to 8 p.m. March 10, Alpine Community Center, 1830 Alpine Blvd.

Jacumba: 5 to 8 p.m. March 25, Jacumba Highland Senior Center, 44681 Old Highway 80.


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