Thursday night was the night of a meeting regarding the power lines that are scheduled to come through Chino Hills from the Tehachapi Renewables Transmission Project, a program where Southern California Edison is to run high voltage power lines through Chino Hills and close to as many as 1000 homes. The meeting was held by Aspen Environmental Group, in at the Brea Community Center. Aspen has been contracted by the CPUC and the Forest Service to manage public input on the project. The meeting attracted between 300 to 400 participants. There were approximately 28 speakers, mostly Chino Hills residents from C.A.R.E., who are trying to convince the CPUC and Edison to change the route of the power lines so that they are no longer near homes and schools. Two Chino Hills' Councilmembers, Curt Hagman and Bill Kruger also spoke on behalf of the city. Several representatives from the Park, representatives from Hills for Everyone, and a few Orange County residents spoke as well.
Since the last meeting, Chino Hills State Park and Hills for Everyone representatives have come forward and presented objections to the Proposed Alternative put by the City of Chino Hills. Residents and city officials however, are hopeful that the various opposing interests are now coming to the table with potential solutions that can please all parties. Park officials seem opposed to any solution that goes through the park. However city officials have countered their concerns with other alternatives that would skirt park boundaries and/or reduce the number of power line towers that exist within the park. In the past month, the City of Chino Hills introduced three more alternatives which would allow impacts on the State Park to be significantly reduced.
What can you do?
Write to the CPUC / Forest Service.
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