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RESOLUTION NO. Z
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BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
COUNTY OF BJTTE, STATE OF CALIFORNIA
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ADOPTING POLICY" Tn uE Fes: ,LOWED BY PLANNING
COMMISSION CONCF-R INE UTILITY TRANSMISSION
INSTALLATION
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WHERE, the Consti t;ition of the State of California has
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placed the authority for the ranting of utility yxansmission
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facilities with the State Public Utilities Commissioj,.; and
WHEREAS, thE� routing of utility transmission facilities
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concerns county insofar as it affects county facilities; and
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WHEREAS, it is desirably to be of record in expressing the
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county .1 position. as to utility transmission <-?utings as it
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affects county facility, location, and use of lard,
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NOW THEREFORR, BE IT RESOLVED Byr
THE BOARD OF SITPERVISOR
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OF THE. COUNTY, OF B- E, STATE OF CALIFORNIA, as follows.:
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1. That it is their policy that all routing of utility
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transmission facilities shall: be presented to the Planning
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Commission, and they, shall -:insider and report to the Board of
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Supervisors of the County of Butte as -follows:
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(a) in 'consideri.ng: the routing of the utility trans-
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mission facility, the Planning Commission shall determine
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whether or not the route will confiict with school sites,
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airports,. subdivi=sions which have,. in fact, been submitted,
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road or highway expansion, drainage, flood control prot-
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ection of water sheds, preventionandcontrol of pollution
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fin Strezins and other waters,- parks,, playground's, recreation
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areas, public buildings, community centers, libraries,
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police and fire stations, and all other existing or proposed
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coun.ty, facilities -
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21. 'The Planning Commission: shall consider tl-:- foregoing
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elements exclusively in malting thei- determination as to whether
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or not the proposed route is or is not in conflict 'with the
county's use. The Planning Coirmission shall then forward its
JAN 5 1966
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report: to the Board: of Supervisors with its recommendations t
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(a) "That the proposed route is not in conflict with
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the cotnty`s use of land for public purposes", or
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s in conflict with the county's
o use of land for public purposes.".,
7;[ 3. The report of the Planning Commission and their
8 ' recommendation shall be considered by the Board of Supervisors
9 and either affirmed by the board, or returnedd to the Planning
L0commission for further discussion with the utility.
11 PASSED AND ADOPTED by the BOARD OF SuPERVIsoRS of. the
12 County of Butte,. State of California, this 4th day of January,.
13 1965, by the following vote:
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soxs Howsden, Maxon.•, McKillop, 11 ode and: Chairman Giles
151 1SIOES;: NoIIa
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FLOYD GILES, Chairman
Butte County Board of Supervisors
201 ATTEST
21 JESJIZ 2OGERS, County Clerk
and ex -officio Clerk of the
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REGIONAL PLANNING AND pO&E
I Am delighted to be here today and to take part in CURE'S*
first'
regional conference.
At the outset, let me congratulate
cabling, this conference to het You on your leadership in
region. Nowhere is the need to Prepare for orderly growth in this 15 -county
than in Preserve the amenities of life more important
Your ].$ magn5.,�icent counties -- most of which as
intensively developed and urbanized than many other areas of our State.
This great region i Yet are far less
g which includes the towering majesty of Mt. Shasta; the
emerald forest ranges of Plumas, Sierra and the other wooded counties; the
still azure clarity of Lake Tahoe and thousands of square miles of beautiful
open valley and foothills --
and settlers, is a powerful magnet for future waves of visitors
Tourism and recreation will be the advance waves of activity
But tourism and recreation are only the beginnin
attractions become known, and As urban itS here,
thickens unci automobiles crawl along ever g' As the region and its
1.pressures elsewhere tighten, as smog
Californians will seek the pleasures of linin in
g r more crowded highways, more and more
northern counties. Our analystV at PG&E g Your relatively uncongested
we can expect a growth of at least 357, E) for example, tell me that b
a continuing rapid population in Y 19$Q
growth thereafter. Your 15 counties, and
Whether we like it or not, change will ictevtably come with increased numbers of people who will arrive here to visit
to live. The nature of the than eL, th the
here, the Supporting g will depend on the kind of PdO Ca world
o Play,
APortin services the will rc:� oPle who come:
economicallybe Y quire, the kinds of jobs that can
nolo Provided for them in this regio -� at�d by the stage of tech-
logy out society wil-1 have developed when this growth takes place,
Now, as you have already heard toda
by and let this growth go on unconttollabl Y► k°e have a choice, tie can sit
and inharmonies that will re.sUlt, as has ha' and we can accept the dislocations
for growth and try as gest ire can to so channel eitethath'weena:
fits for all and reach .the best nr the cart plan
directions this possible balance among all the idifferentmize the bene-
.growth. might take,
Your ability to guide this inevitable growth and Chan e
be complete, of course. It will be limited 'b g will not
y certain natural tendencies.. of
* Center for Utilization of Resources efficiently
growth in this region in the next decades: Any planning which is not
realistically geared to the emerging growth patterns in this r:egion will
be doomed to failure,
What is the growth pattern that can be foreseen for this region?
Let me give you first a rough outline of what our economists, market analysts
and community development planners see ahead for you here.
The area around Sacramento isclearlydestined to become increas-
ingly urbanized, and this urbanization will creep steadily northward. As
urbanization there and elsewhere in California spreads over fertile agri-
cultural lands, the mi-lila and upper Sacramento Valley will develop as an
inereasingiy important area for feeding the State and Nation, This will mean
more intensive cultivation and a tremendous increase in the value of agri-
cultural products in the cultivated areas here. Along with this development
will come new industries associated with agribusiness, such as plants to
produce fertilizers, insecticides, farm machinery and the like, and also food
processing and food container plants.
The foothills will be used increasingly for spring grazing, and for
a sizeable expansion of the cattle industry now here,
Because the demand for rice in Other parts of the world continues
to expand, the amount of land devoted to rice crops is expected to increase
in the middle and loweracramento Valley. In conjunction with this, new
industries, such as wallboard manufacture based cn the use of rice hulls,
may develop. Other potentials may also be developed from the use of present
by-products and waste from other agricultural produce.
Your forest resources are d great potential source of materials
for new industry. Undoubtedly there will be increased paper and paperboard
manufacturing, as demand for these basic products continues to rise. Much
of the chipping material previously wasted in forests and mills will go into
wallboard and other wood by-products. In addition, new lumber and plywood
mills, which will be needed to provide construction materials for the grow-
ing population, are expected to be located in this region.
In your mountains is a storehouse of undeveloped industrial minerals
such as limestone, asbestos, glass -sand, talc$ perlite, and clays, bemand
for these materials increases as industrial nations grow, 'these valuable
ind,strial minerals are a potential base for a great many new processing
industries that tan be located in the foothill areas where transportation is
available.
As you can see, there is much room in the future for the planned
development of the diverse kinds of commerce, industry, and agriculture
that will gravitate. to this area,
What will it take to achieve a, balanced blending of all these forces
of growth that will be impinging on this wren it the next decades? Clearly,
one way or another, some mechanisms must be developed -- or perhaps more
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i.mphrL'a Ly a frame of mind developed -- that will lead, the participants in
this growth to cooperate, to plan together;, to reach some consensus on the
kind of blend that they wish to a0ieve in this highly promising region.
As I see it, this conference and Project CURE is helping rave the
way for working out such mechanisms -- or the frame of mind -- that will
help achieve the most desirable blend of orderly growth in this region.
Now, how does PG&E my Company fit into all this?
We, of course, mus-, provide one of the essential parts of your
total planning effort. For orderly growth, you must have the necessary
basic energy. You 'must have that energy when it is needed, where it is
needed, and in the amount that it is needed, of course, there are other
essential elements, too'. Water, homes, services, recreation, schools, etc,
But an important piece of the total: picture is the energy required, -- and
in this region PG&E is privileged to supply that energy in large measure.
PG&E has been engaged in regional and long-range planning for a
good many years -- and we have been evolved in kcy planning hapsfor energygreatt
resources in your region since our early beginnings.
Of all your natural resources in this region are the rivers, which make Possi-
ble the agriculture of the valley and which have dictated the locations of so
many of your cities. Rivers such as the 'Trinity, the Sacramento, the McCloud,
the pit, the Feather, the Yuba„ the American, are all heavily entwined in
your history. They ars similarly ttnvwined in ours.
PG&E can trace its family history back to the them investor-owned
Rock Creek Ditch on the south Fork of the Yuba, which supplied Water to gold
miners to wash their sluice boxes, way back in 1850. One hundred years later,
two thirds of our total generating capacity was still hydroelectric, much of
it located here in Northeastetn California,
Besidos providing power, these plants in the mountains provided a
valuable tax base to help support the school systems and other governmental
services in the mountain counties -- important elements in community planning,
than as t1ow And the PG&E dams, along with other dams built for irrigation,
power, and flood control added priceless recreational resources to this region'
tot me speak for a bit now about the modern-day planning we at PG&E
ve done and are doing to make sure that the basic energy needed for growth
dere And elsewhere will be available when, where, and in the amounts needed=
ve planning and a groat deal. of advance
ca ital investment for PG&E to assure that e'laridricitYnve.,tind in
will be avail -
capital
genual, it takes intens
able as needed. Out lead times for planning s g in major now facili-
ties are not less than 5 years. In the past few ;years and for the next several
Yeats our planning for those 5 -year periods has led us, and 'Fill lead us, to
invest in new construction alone an aVdtage of more than $1 million every
working day. beyond this 5 -year planning stage, which begins to involve actual
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investment commitments as I hav% noted$ we constantly look ahead 10, 15 and
20 years to see what we should be planning for.
Now, what do we see when we look ahead?
Li brief, we see tremendous expan6ion.
xa.mple, PG&E today has a generating capacity exceeding S million
kilowatt's, by 1976, we must double that capacity to more than 16 million kilo-
watts.
lo -watts. in the next decade we must double it again to some 32 million kilowatts.
To put it another way, twenty years from now, three fourths of our power capa-
city will be produced in facilities that do not exist today.
We, of course, are not just planning on multiplying the number And
kinds of Slants we now have on .our system. As we plan, we seek new designs
with higher efficiencies. We strive for greater dependability and reliability
of service; and we give constant attention to the increasing interest of ou`r
Nation and. State in esthetics, in the preservation of our green and golden
landscape, and in the enhancement of amenities generally.
Some of the results of our forward planning are visible in your
15 -county area now. At this very moment PG&E crews are working to complete
our segments of the Extra high Voltage Pacific Northwest -Southwest Intertie.
This is a °.ast project, repZ-esenting a combined planning effort of the major
invests. -owned and government-owned utilities in the Pacific Northwest -Southwest
area, including the Federal Government. The Intertie was ,planned to provide
the soundest possible basis for the orderly and efficient development of the
electric power resources of the entire Pacific Northwest -Southwest region.
Of its ultimate cost of $700 million, PG&EIs share will be $185 million. The
500;000 volt lines of this Intertie being built by PG&E -- and which run through
your region here -- are more than twice the voltage of the largest lines here-
tofore used on our system,, and ;each .single circuit of these 500,000 volt lines -
will carry more than three times the power carried over a double circuit of on;e
of those other :lines, Vhen in complete operatio;i, the two 500,000 volt lines
tied into our system will be capable of carrying two million kilowatts of power
that's much more power than the entire PG&E system was capable of generating at
the end of World Warr it.
The 'Intertie is one more instance of the kind of regional planning
to adapt to change that must be done. change$ of course, is constant. When
PG&E was a young company, as I have noted, it was predominantly a hydroelectric
compar, x its planning, therefore, was largely related to hydroelectric projects,
.Toddy, because most of the economic hydroelectric sites have been developed$ the
reverse is true. We are now predominantly a thermal, generation system with
major steam plants providing about 1/3 of out electricity; and our future plans
are mostly for the addition of more thermal gdnoration to our system:
Of Bourse) where good hydroelectric sites are still available$ we
are continuing to develop them. A little more tlian a year ago we completed the
$100 million McCloud -Pit hydroelectric development in Your region, and we are
now starting to bvti;ld the $30 million Belden power project on the Feather Rivet,
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• When finished in late 1969 the 'Belden project will be the ninth and final
power development on PG&E's Feather River chain and will result in the final
harnessing of all the drop in the Feather River from Lake Almanor to Oroville
Dam. _
Although major business in general, and PG&E in particular, has
always engaged in long-range planning, the character of this planning has
been changing in recent years. Today there is great emphasis on multi-purpose
use of resources and there is a pervading concern with the environment as a
whole. In our own case, providing power is a basic consideration, but so are
the arrangements for water conservation, for preservation of fish and wildlife,
and for recreation. In short, in our planning we seek not only to make pro-
vision for service to the people but also to give thoughtful c'onsi eratiorn
to preserving the quality of life in the areas involved.
Joint planning for orderly growth is becoming an increasingly
important element in our plat.vtng. An example of this is the planning of
the power features of the State Water Project.. Two basic agreements reached
with the State, the second of which was only very recently arrived at, illustrate
this point. tinder one of these contracts the power output of the State's
Oroville nam project will be fed into and integrated with the power systems of
the three major investor-owned electric utilities in California -- the other
two companies besides PG&E being the southern California Edison Company and
the San Diego Gras and Electric Company. badet a second contract, the power
needed to operate the massive pumps of the State ,rater Project; to move the
water to its various destinations, will be provided by these same three com-
primes plus the municipally -awned power system of the City of Los Angeles:
All this power can move almost entirely over existing trainsmission lines. The
State, therefore, will. not have to spend millions of dollars for new trans-
mission for rights of
mission lines of its own. or occupy hundreds of miles of land
way.
As you know, we are 'both a. gas and electric utility. We must also
plan ahead to make sure we have sources of natural gas available for the
future;, This 'too takes long -rangy planningr At the end of World War 11 X1.1
the raltural gas, PG&v. distributed came from wells located entirely within
California, it soon became apparent that this ekisting supply would not be
sufficient for the gtowing demand. As a consequence, we planned ahead and
built pipelines, through California to the south to obtain gas from the S,auth-
western United States, By 1957, as anticipated, gas consumption in our service
area had risen to such an extent that 72% of all the gas we were then distrib-
titing was being supplied from out-ofostate sources, delivered by this pipeline
System.
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further �ansteadily Costs
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gas in tileunited states,, wetndertooktofind969resourcesinthe�promising'
oil and gas developments in Western Canada. As a result we completed in 1961
In 1.400 mile 3611 d9.timeter pi@eline from California to Alberta, Canada,, and we
are bringing Jhctea6Jn9 amounts of gas into California from this source.
Presently, about 20% of the gas we distribute comes from. Canada, 30% from
California, and 50% from the Southwest,
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The Canadian gas line project h;.c an important effect on our
ability to plan for gKs resources in your 15 -county region since this great
pipeline passes directly through thie area. For example, we were able to
run a 40 -mile tap to this line in 1962 and bring natural gas service to the
City of Redding and its environs.
Also, the natural gas in this pipeline is a raw material a source
of hydrogen -- as well as fue". Rydrogen is a basic element in ammonia, which
in tion is needed for agricultural fertilizers and many industrial chemicals.
its availability in this eta:! of the Sacramento 'Valley can have an inportant
effect in attracting certain industries here.
In our plans we are of course continually on the look -out for more
California gas reserves. We stand ready at all times to make a market for
commercially available quantities produced in our service area, such as that
de'veloped in this region beginning in 1955 and 1957 in the Beehive Bend and
willows areas.
Turning again to electric power, I mentioned earlier that our dimin-
ishing hydroelectric resources have regttired us to plan predominantly for new
thermal generation. For this future thermal generation we expect to look
increasingly Lo atomic powered plants.
in the last several years, atomic power, has made steady gains in
technology, and its economics have developed most favorably4 Since: California
has no coal: deposits in cormuercial quantities, and since we are in a rela-
tively high-cosL' fossil fuel area, the greatest promise for meeting the power
demands of this regionin the future lies in Atomic power -
Atomic -powered generating plants, like conventional oil, gas and
coal-fired plants,, need large quantities of cooling water. This water is
circulated around steam condensers snot through a reactors incidentally) and
is discharged slightly elevated in temperature This cooling water require"
anent is a basic reason for locating atomic and other thermal generating plants
close to -major bodi.eq of water, such as the p'acif t Ocean and its bays, Thus
it is not likely that we will soon be building large ata%,ic plants
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area, but those that we build elsewhere will help provide the p you
be needing here
Presently we are proceeding with plantsto locate a new 1,060,000 kilo''
watt atomic power plant at Diablo Canyon inn San Lu,.ts Obispo bounty. Dant Andut for this atomic plant provide another illustration of the kind of Iant was
cooperative planning we strive to dor Our original site for the p,
located farther south i,, a sand dune area ;zoned .for haavy industry. When it
turned out that conservation groups, ambag them the Sidtta Club, were 860kin9
to preserve this dune area, we worked jointly with these conservatiOA groups,
And the Si;ate }lesources Agency,
to fitind another site. The site we found was
Diablo Canyon« With the suplsort;of tt1':ese Zonservation groups and the state
Resources Agency we shifted our plans for the plant from the dune area to
on. Proceedings before the California Public Utilities Commit;'sion
Diablo Cany
fcrr authorization to cdnstrtot the Diablo Canyon plant have already been team-
pleted, and we ate hopeful of receiving a favorable decision soon* The Atomic
Cinergy CommiSsibn soon will hold its hearings on our applicAtion for a permit
to build the Plant.
As planners$ or people interested in planning, you should all know
sumethiitg about the promise of atomic powers Aside from its favorable
economic, an atomic power plant is an extremely good neighbor. It does not
burn fuel in any conventional sense -- so there are no combustion products.
No smokestack, no smoke. And although power plants may never compete with
the T';Lj M&[Lal on a list of beautiful buildings, their completely closed -up
nature and their absence of tall stacks do permit considerable architectural
freedom is providing a pleasing design for them: Moreover, the present siting
requirements of the AEC for atomic plants provide a substantial amount of open
space. around the plants. Theseopen areas can be attractively landscaped, and
can provide welcome space for recreation. For all these reasons planners
should welcome the advent of atomic power.
in concluding, let me referbriefly to two further examples of joint
planning and joint use of resources with which my company is involved. They
each illustrate the achievement of maximum benefits through multiple use of
resources,,
Both examples involve the use of water resources. PG&E has worked
out joint projects with many irrigation districts in California to permit
construction of water consdtvation projects that otherwise would not be finan-
cially feasible. These projects could not pay for themselves if built solely
for irrigation purposesp but they can pay for themselves if by-product power
is generated• nxe hydroelectric power which can be produced at these projects
has its ,greatest value when it can be used in conjunction With a large integrated
power system, such as PG&E's. Accordingly, PG&E can offer to pay the maxlmum
value for the power developed from these projects. And the promise of PGU to
purchase '%is power on a firm and continuous basis over the life of the projeets
gives the >ecessiry added credit for bonds to be sold that make the projects
financially ftasible. The overall result is beneficial to all. These projects
provide benefits of irrigation, flood control, recreation and power a true
example of multiple benefits from joint planning of resources.
Another example is the combination of recreation with PG&E's hydro-
electric facilities. We operate 66 hy,Jroelectric stations and many more darns
and lakes in connectOn with them Exc,i)t for limited areas closed for
safety reasons, our watershed lands bave always been open to the public for
recreational use. 'in recent ,years, with the increasing pressures of population,,
the use of our lands by this public has grown tremendously. Accordingly, we have
built campground facilities on these lands to make them even more enjoyable=
Thousands of campers and picnickers use these fdcilitiesn We have built more
than 300 campgrounds and 200 picnic units at more than 40 different locations
in the sierra Nevada. Find Cascades, Along our 145 lakes in California are
450 miles of shoreline, nearly all of which is open to the public. Notable
in yout own region, of course, is Lake AlmAnor -- at one time the Utgest
man-made lake in California -- and also the relatively new McCloud -pit pro.joct,.
Which I have already mentioned. In 'connection with the latter project, each
year under agreements with the State we stock waters surrounding this projddt
with nearly 20 tons of trout .end half a million kbkanee salmon. Also in the
Feather lti.ver area we have restored an historic mineral apring ands in coopera-
tion with state authorities, are planning to reconstruct an old gold -ore stamp
mill. With all these facilities roadside nests, vista ;points, historical
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sites, campgrounds and boating ramps -- we hope to make your beautiful counties
even more enjoyable.
incidentally, we have prepared two booklets about our campgrounds
and picnic areas. Ge is entitled 11Your 1967 Guide to PG&E Campgrounds and
Picnic Areas", and the other, "Gold, Power and Recreation." These are widely
distributed in our offices in Northern and Central California, and there are
copies for you here if you would like to have them.
In summary, l 1 -)pe i have given you some testament of one company's
faith in the future of th rich and beautiful area which CURE represents -- and
of our dedication to the concept of planning sensibly for its future.
We salute your effort to plan ahead for this magnificent area and
we offer to join with you in your efforts; In the planning we as a company
must do toprovide you with basic energy, we will take every opportunity to
consult with youandyou, 'planning groups to assure that our growth in this,
region is as compatible as, it can be with the growth you plan. And we extend
to you the hand of cooperaion in providing consultive services to help you
formulate your objectives. Please keep us in mind.
Again -- g y and on your fine objectives
A axn congratulations on our conference
for the CURE ptoject.
Thank you.
p,ugust 30,
Pacific Gas ana, tl:ecttic Company
350 aaleTft Street
Yla or Call hernia
hex►t l�;yr��-�n s
This is to inform You tlarat the Pl.anninq COYM'AissiOn
Z-And tYl+ Board Qf, upervisars have appxrave�l the faro acaserl
11 L Xv pole line,, i;sguon--Butte, south of Chico alone'
Sctxtlxern pacifio & Sacramento, Northern n/kd to 1,squon,
The approval is based On tjjc resolution adoptOd by
t j1 por)ra 0�,p Supervi.gor> on January 41 1.35r, that the
Ontn iv, not in CC3nfl.i.ct with tho C:oullttr's =;G'
rad I na"c- f»knr t'eu!'14"
t°:e, trust thO ;II;0vQ illiorina.taion will be t eIn ul. t
v our and if !rou have any gxjosti ons , please Feel. frOO to
contiot this office,
Sincerely yours,
BUTTE COUNTV PLANNING COMP-116610M
witq Yee Chan, planning Director
WV Cs1wY7
PACI�'IG GAS ANIS EL'CTRIC COM,P.A.N'�5�"
IP0t. )F-1' -�- 350 SALEM STREET. Y O -BOX 49-CHICO,CALIFORNIA 95921TELEPHONE 343.9521
August 15 19.67
LAND
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Proposed Esquon-Butte
115 KV Pole Line
Mr. Wing Pee Chan, ;Planning ,Director
Butte County Planning Commission
County Court House
Oroville, California
T.
Dear Mr. Chatzs
The Paeific Gas and.Electric Company respectfully requests'
to be placed on the Butte County Planning Commission's agenda of
August 22, 1967 to show plans of the above subject proposed pole
lime route.
Will you please send a copy of the agenda to Pacific Oas
and Electric Co_ mpa y, 350 Salem Street,ChicoL California, so that
01,r representatives will know the time of your meeting
Sincerely,
C. R. MARTIN, Manager
rMCtSZ;I Division Land Supervisor
OunE COM PU10INa Cafe
00 161967
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