KCP&L Transmission Line- They are at it again!!!

Okay, people, we need to stand together because KCP&L is proposing another transmission line north of Camden Point this time. If you are already burdened by a line it might become twice as big and twice as nasty. Which just means that we have to be that way too. A few of my neighbors went to the meeting held by KCP&L, but unfortunately it slipped by me.

I went to their website and took their survey anyway because this affects me and I needed to make my opinions known. You need to make your opinions known too. Go to http://kcpl.com/iatannashua/survey.html as soon as possible to fill out the survey.

Here is what I wrote. Think about it, expand on your ideas and tell me what you think. Tell them everything.

Route 25- This is the line that already exists on my property. It is an eyesore, it lowers my property values, and the plants that are actually able to grow beneath them are a nuisance (cockleburs being the only thing that can survive in the scarred land). I have heard rumors that if line 62 were to be built that that line would be made twice as large, with even more electricity running through it. This worries me a lot. There are many health concerns that come with so much unnatural electricity running over my land.

Route 62- Running this line with connect with my existing line, 25, and the changes made to that line scare me. I do not want you to bring in more heavy equipment and tearing up my land even more than you did years ago. The evidence of this destruction will be evident until these lines are no longer needed, and that might be centuries away.

Why are you not using lines that follow interstates or highways instead of cutting across private land and getting into all of these fights with the locals. It is really not good for your public image. Why not use land that already has industry running through it. It would be easier for repairmen to access your lines for maintenance anyway.

We will fight this. I was a part of the group that protested line 32 that might have gone through Camden Point. I was a part of the fight against Iatan II. I know that KCP&L has lost a lot of money because of it. Camden Point is a tight-knit community and we will stand together as one against the transmission line. Take it South! Put it on a route along a highway! Keep it off private land! We do not want it! It creates an inconvenience for us, but we can become an inconvenience to you.

Love,

Alex

Civil War Re-Enactment & Battle

I am not sure what year this is from, but it surfaced through the Platte County Historical Society. You can follow them on Facebook if you want some local information about what is going on. I have even heard rumors that there will be a Re-enactment of the same battle on the 150th Anniversary. See you there Camden Point!

This is an article on Fox 4's website. It was featured on their television channel tonight, but like me you probably missed it. Check out their site for the original article, or read the copy and pasted version here.

Homeowners Fighting KCP&L's Transmission Line Plans

5:32 p.m. CST, January 17, 2011

Plans by Kansas City Power and Light to build new transmission lines in the Northland are causing a serious jolt for neighbors. KCP&L says it needs to connect its new Iatan Power Plant to a substation in Kansas City north and neighbors are concerned about the route the huge power lines will take.

Bill Hankins and his wife have dreams to build an indoor horse arena near their 1850's farm house.  Problem is, it may lie right where KCP&L wants to build a new transmission line.

The lines wouldn't be similar to the small power poles that already line his driveway.  They'd look more like the H-shaped power lines that require clear cutting to make a path.

"There's a petition there with 400 signatures, everybody's got their own reasons that they don't like it," Hankins said.

KCP&L had hoped to announce the exact route in just two weeks, but widespread opposition has convinced the utility to slow down.

"Wherever we put this we are a little bit in a trick box because nobody like to have these lines or these facilities in or around them, we get that," Chuck Caisley with KCP&L said. "But we're going to do the very best we can to listen to all of the concerns and make a decision that minimizes the impact to as many people as we possibly can."

A northern route might impact Hankins and an 1850s cemetery. A more southern path would affect neighbor Kathy Truders.

"One of their ideas is to come directly behind our house, which would be horrible," Truders said. "It would ruin our property value, I don't think it's safe, healthwise."

Ultimately, KCP&L can use eminent domain to select whatever route it wants, but homeowners promise a legal battle in return.

"I think they could rethink the whole thing, they could run the lines along the roadways, that already have right of of ways, instead of traversing all this property," Truders said.

KCP&L said it's willing to build a more expensive, less direct route if it reduces the impact to land-owners, but ultimately, the utility knows it may prove very difficult to satisfy everyone.


You can also watch the video aired on TV for a limited time by clicking here.