KLICKITAT & SKAMANIA CO. — Washington’s Energy Facility Site Evaluation Council (EFSEC) announced the dates for another round of hearings on the Cascade Renewable Transmission Project, a 1,100-megawatt power line that would run from The Dalles to Portland, largely underneath the Columbia River, if approved.
EFSEC held land use consistency hearings in each of the three Washington counties that would host a cable segment — Klickitat, Skamania and Clark — last November. However, as previously reported by Columbia Gorge News, Skamania County’s hearing wasn’t noticed in the newspaper of record, the application was still in draft form and several representatives from local jurisdictions hadn’t yet been appointed to EFSEC.
As a result, council members voted to hold more hearings during their Oct. 21 meeting.
Skamania County’s will take place at 5:30 p.m. in the Hegewald Center on Nov. 17, Klickitat County’s begins the same time on Nov. 18 at the Mountain View Grange in White Salmon, and an open house for questions will precede both, beginning at 4:30 p.m.
While EFSEC is primarily looking for public comments on whether the project is consistent with applicable land use laws and zoning ordinances, it will take general comments as well. To register for a slot, call 360-664-1345 or email efsec@efsec.wa.gov, as speaking time might be limited. To attend the hearing virtually, visit www.efsec.wa.gov/facilities/cascade-renewable-transmission.
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