Docket Number	Docket Name	Company
PCN 6	PGE CERTIFICATION OF PUBLIC CONVENIENCE AND NECESSITY	PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC

Comment Number	Created Date	Email Received Date	Company Name	Comment Type	Source Type	First Name	Last Name	Email	Nearest City	Comment
PCN 6-1	5/13/2024 3:50:34 PM		PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC	Oppose Docket	Web	Jeanie	Braun		WILSONVILLE	I am opposed to the proposed amendments to the Clackamas County Zoning and Development Ordinance (ZDO) that would adopt a comprehensive definition of ‘utility facility’, clarify the types of utility lines that must be underground, and outright allow utility facilities inside the right of way and utility lines outside the right of way. To not require PGE to obtain a Conditional Use permit under current county law would be a complete abdication of the county's obligation to the public. This is proposed rule change is obviously has PGE’s backing. As you know, PGE is planning to construct of a new 115kV high voltage power line from Rosemont substation along Stafford Road to the new Tonquin substation.. The proposal to change to CUP or conditional use permit process would push this project through to replace 40’ tall 15kV 100’-150’ power poles in our rural residential neighborhood. If this passes, there would be no opportunity for public comment. The property owners and surrounding community concerns and questions would be ignored and eliminated. Many community members are upset does allows a large corporation like PGE to bulldoze their way through and change the zoning requirement rules. At minimum there needed to be consideration to continue the standard CUP process for larger and more complicated projects, which of course, the community believes the Tonquin project would easily qualify. One of the main considerations for a non-conforming permit is the permit requestor needs to prove there is no major impact to the alteration of the character of the neighborhood. Why would this consideration be made by the County when all other major zoning changes are requiring a permit? This due process is would be eliminated and circumvent the current rules. This major change needs to be considered from more than one standpoint. There will be little transparency, public notice or comments on the changes to the County right of way our onto private property behind the right of way even though the negative impacts will be significant. PGE’s Tonquin project along our road along Stafford as well as other major projects in Clackamas County will have a major impact on and drastically change the neighborhood. The project will change aesthetics/destruction of trees, use Stafford Road as a highway bypass to I205 and I5, increase the danger of wrecks and pole damage and significantly devalue property owners home values Ther is mass community opposition to the high voltage lines, lines near buildings, and safety concerns with the increased fire danger in an unprotected rural area. Please pass on my comments (to all the other commissioners), expressing my opposition of this change to rubber stamp all overhead and underground utilities both within and outside of the right of way without any public discourse and without any consideration to the size, complexity and scope of new projects.
PCN 6-2	5/23/2024 3:06:28 PM		PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC	Oppose Docket	Web	Kelly	Bartholomew		TUALATIN	Hello. I am writing in opposition to PGE’s request for waiver of need for land use permit approval from Clackamas County before proceeding with CPCN permit application with the PUC. The Clackamas County planning commission has decided to recommend to the Board of Commissioners that projects outside of the utility right of way should require a non-conforming use permit. On June 12, the Board will vote on these recommendations. If adopted, it is highly probable that the Non Conforming Use permit will NOT be granted to PGE for the Tonquin project. At the least, the hearing for this decision should be postponed until after the Clackamas County Board of Commissioners decide on planning committee recommendations (June 12). Thank you for your attention to this matter.
PCN 6-3	5/22/2024 12:15:58 PM		PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC	General Comment	Web	James	Bresee		TUALATIN	reference Waiver request: OAR 860-025-0030(3) I would like to request that this waiver from PGE not be granted. There is no urgent need for PGE to circumvent the typical process, and granting such a waiver does not serve the public interest. PGE is in the process of going through the conditional use permit and the nonconforming permanent for a destructive project in a residential area. Please do not grant a waiver for PGE. Thank you.
PCN 6-4	6/3/2024 3:02:27 PM		PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC	Oppose Docket	Web	Calvin	Wigant		TUALATIN	To the PUC, We have been asked to keep our paragraph short that said I have attached a picture because a picture is worth a thousand words of our frontage to Stafford Road and some of the trees which will be removed PGE has forgotten that they serve the public and it was wrong for PGE to Plan, Engineer, layout and survey this project in secret without the input from the public which it serves. It is wrong for PGE to step onto my property and tell me they are going to take my property for their use cut down 10 of my Fifty year old Fir Trees. I have a 200 year old Tree, 50” in diameter. PGE told me they are going to shave all the branches on one side from top to bottom. PGE thinks they can damage our property and leave us no aesthetic value on our frontage to Stafford Road. PGE is ignoring the total value loss we and all the other property owners will experience, the total value loss is staggering. Cal Wigant Diane Wigant 23662 SW Stafford Road Tualatin, Oregon
PCN 6-5	6/6/2024 1:06:29 PM		PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC	Oppose Docket	Web	Susan & Mike	Vandenburgh		TUALATIN	TO: Oregon Public Utility Commission RE: PGE Waiver Request OAR 860-025-0030(3) We are writing in opposition to the above referenced Waiver Request by PGE. As you know, PGE is planning a new high voltage power line from the Rosemont Substation to the Tonquin substation that will run along Stafford Road. This project would replace the current 40’ poles with 100’ poles carrying 115kV high voltage lines. There is a great deal of opposition to this project from residents along Stafford Road as this project will have significant adverse affects on the quality of life and the property values for those on Stafford Road. Approval of this Waiver Request to change the Conditional Use process would allow this project to go through without allowing the people most affected to voice their opposition, have their concerns and questions addressed, and would basically eliminate any public comment. In addition, there is a meeting on June 12 of the Clackamas County Board of Commissioners to accept or reject a County Planning Commission recommendation regarding the ZDO-288 policy change. Their decision will have an impact on PGE’s project. For the PUC to grant PGE’s Waiver Request prior to the decision of the Clackamas County Board would be premature. As to our particular situation, PGE’s proposed project would be very detrimental to us in several ways. According to the easement proposal we received from PGE: “Said Easement and right of way shall be for the following purposes: the non-exclusive, perpetual right to enter upon and to construct, maintain, repair, replace (of initial or any size), operate and patrol, electric power lines including the right to install such poles, wires, cables, guys and support as are necessary thereto, together with the present and future right to clear said right of way, without Grantee (PGE) paying compensation, as necessary to accomplish the above purpose and as Grantee deems necessary to comply with state or federal regulations. Solely to the extent necessary to exercise its rights under the Easement, Grantee (PGE) has ingress and egress rights over and across the Property and Grantors adjoining property interests, in connection with or related to all or any portion of the foregoing” To us, this paragraph from their proposal is very scary. It gives PGE open-ended access to our property to do everything included in the above excerpt from their proposal. What is not taken into consideration is that the property they want to include in this easement is 65-70 feet from our bedroom, our deck and our main living areas. In addition, our house is surround with fields that become very dry in the summers. There has already been a pole fire on a neighboring property, and a situation nearby where a barn burned down. In one case, fire trucks were not able to access water to put the fire out. In the other, the transformer exploded causing a blaze at the top of the pole, about 25’ from a field and dwellings. Even though the fire department arrived within 15 min., they were not allowed to do anything until PGE arrived about 2 hours later. We were fortunate there were no winds that day. What will happen if there is a fire with the newer proposed high voltage lines? We are all on wells – if there is a pole fire and the power goes out, then there is no water. A grass fire in this area could have catastrophic consequences. Lastly, We are both in our 70’s and have been in our home for nearly 30 years. We have been investing in this property during those 30 years with the idea that when we sell it, it will help to fund the next chapter in our lives. The main selling feature of our property is the view. We currently see four PGE 40’ utility poles that, visually, are just below the tree line – still allowing an expansive view north and west. The new poles would be 100’ tall! Over twice the size of the current poles, and would carry many more wires across the view. According to a realtor that spoke at a recent Clackamas County Board meeting and also from what we have seen from on-line articles, power lines like what PGE is proposing could reduce our property value 30-40%. That is a very hard hit for us to absorb as we look to this property to help fund our future. Please reject this Waiver Request and give us the opportunity to voice our comments and concerns.