Controversial PGE Forest Park transmission proposal wins city approval

Portland Hearings Officer Signs Off on PGE's Forest Park Utility Plan

The city sided with the utility company over a controversial plan to cut down 400 trees in Portland's biggest park. by Taylor Griggs Portland General Electric (PGE) has the green light from a city hearings officer to go ahead with a plan to build a new utility project in Forest Park. The decision puts Portland’s Hearings Office at odds with several of the city’s bureaus, which strongly opposed the plan because of its environmental impact on a fi…

Controversial PGE Forest Park transmission proposal wins city approval

A city of Portland hearings officer has approved a proposal to cut down more than 370 trees on about 5 acres in Forest Park to upgrade existing Portland General Electric transmission lines.

Portland greenlights powerline through large city park

Portland city officials on Friday approved the development of nearly five acres of the continental United States’ largest city park to make way for transmission lines to power Portland and the surrounding area. Continue reading…