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11.10.2006
Elsinore Power Lines to go underground



http://www.nctimes.com/articles/2006/10/06/news/californian/22_58_0510_5_06.txt


The latest plan for a high-voltage transmission line that would
serve a proposed hydroelectric power plant in the hills southwest of the lake
calls for a segment of the line to be buried underground, federal administrators
said Thursday.


That would eliminate the risks posed by the transmission line to hang gliders,
who say the area is a world-renowned hotbed for the sport.


"We are claiming this as a victory for hang gliding," Elsinore Hang Gliding
Association representative Ken Niemi said Thursday. "It seems that (Federal
Energy Regulatory Commission) has recognized this. It seems they're doing
something now. We're claiming this as a victory for us and the sport."


While one local hang-gliding group hailed the latest development, another was
more measured in its response. Frank Hoffman of Elsinore Testing of Experimental
Aircraft Mechanisms Inc. agreed that it's good that part of the line would be
buried, but he said there are still plenty of concerns linked to the project.


Of particular concern, he said, is that the proposed powerhouse would be built
in a location off Grand Avenue that is a prime launching site for hang gliders.
He has been told the commission probably wouldn't allow a powerhouse on that
site, but there have been no guarantees, Hoffman said. "I'm happy to the extent
that this issue may be settled," Hoffman said. "But I think there's more to do
in the process. Certainly, the whole issue of the (powerhouse) is one that still
remains."


Thanks to Grant Hoag



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