July 2009
The Southwest Portland Post • 3
Letters to the Editor
Capitol Hill Road
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ing design with multiple driveways
and lack of shoulders makes Garden
Home Road unacceptable for detour
traffic. Signs should be placed at both
ends of this road segment discouraging
traffic from using this route when the
corresponding section of Multnomah
Boulevard is closed.
Stephen Sykes of the Bureau of
Environmental Services has done an
excellent job communicating with our
neighborhood associations about the
project. We appreciate his efforts to be
responsive to our comments, but want
to be sure that the decisionmakers for
this project understand our concerns
regarding the environmental impacts
and transportation needs and incorpo-
rate them into the project design and
contracts.
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On another traffic issue the same
evening, MNA members voted unani-
mously to send a letter to Senator Ron
Wyden endorsing the City of Portland’s
30th/Vermont Avenue/Capitol Highway In-
tersection Improvements project, which he
submitted to the Senate Appropriations
Committee for funding for 2010.
The project aims to make the “Hoot
Owl corner” intersection safer for
pedestrians, bikers, and cars by elimi-
nating the “slip” lane and creating a
traditional “T” style intersection.
MNA members voiced concerns that
all of the businesses and residents near
the intersection should be consulted
before designers finalize the plan. Some
members felt uncomfortable supporting
a project they had not examined thor-
oughly, and many were unsure what the
proposed design looked like.
But Chairman Randy Bonella encour-
aged the group not to delay their vote
about the letter because endorsements
from each neighborhood affected by
the redesign are crucial to its progress
as a “shovel-ready” project. In the end,
the association agreed to send the letter
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on fund raising efforts. “The wheels have
begun churning with fund raising ideas so
please don’t be shy with your suggestions,”
said Calvin.
Stevens later said that he “wanted to let
everyone know that the Multnomah N.A.
vote has been officially recorded in the City’s
project file as 80 percent in favor. The two
hand counts of the vote I took resulted in 16
in favor, 4 opposed, thus the 80-percent.”
“And, according to Stevens, “Thanks
should go to Lisa (Broten) and Mellani
(Calvin) for their many hours of hard
work in making this a successful project
-- a project that would have undoubtedly
failed without their dedication.”
–Don Snedecor
Letter to Sen. Wyden endorses
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On May 15, 2009, the City of Gresham (permittee), filed an application for a three-year preliminary permit under Section 4(f) of
the Federal Power Act (FPA) 1 to study the feasibility of the proposed 50-kilowatt (kW) City of Gresham Wastewater Treatment Plant
Outfall Hydroelectric Project No. 13466. The project would be located in Multnomah County, Oregon. The existing City of Gresham
Wastewater Treatment Plant (plant) and outfall is owned by the permittee. The sole purpose of a preliminary permit, if issued, is to
grant the permit holder priority to file a license application during the permit term. A preliminary permit does not authorize the permit
holder to perform any land disturbing activities or otherwise enter upon lands or waters owned by others without the owners’ express
permission.
11445 SW Scholls Ferry Rd., (next to Big Reds restaurant)
Under current operating conditions, treated wastewater (effluent) from the plant is discharged into three parallel outfall pipes.
These three pipes combine into a single pipeline before discharging the effluent into the Columbia River. Under the permittee’s
proposal, effluent in one of the existing three parallel pipes would flow into a powerhouse to generate electricity before returning
to the existing pipeline system. The project would consist of: (1) an existing 3,650-foot-long, 4-foot-diameter outfall pipe directing
effluent from the plant to the powerhouse and from the powerhouse to the final outfall pipe; (2) a new 12-foot-high, 16-foot-long con-
crete powerhouse; (3) a new single turbine/generator unit with an installed capacity of 50 kW; (4) a new 10-foot-long, 10-foot-wide
concrete building to house additional controls and equipment; (5) an existing 650-foot-long, 4.5-foot-diameter outfall pipe discharg-
ing flows into the Columbia River; (6) a new 100-foot-long, 12.47-kilovolt transmission line extending from the powerhouse to a
proposed intertie with a Portland General Electric power line; and (7) appurtenant facilities. The plant and portions of the outfall that
are not directly affected by the project are not included as project features. The proposed project would generate about 413 megawatt-
hours annually.
Applicant Contact: Michael Nacrelli, Department of Environmental Services, City of Gresham, Oregon, 1333 NW Eastman Park-
way, Gresham, OR 97030; phone: (503) 661-3000.
FERC Contact: Jennifer Harper, (202) 502-6136.
Deadline for filing comments, motions to intervene, competing applications (without notices of intent), or notices of intent to file
competing applications: 60 days from the issuance of this notice. Comments, motions to intervene, notices of intent, and competing
applications may be filed electronically via the Internet. See 18 CFR 385.2001(a)(1)(iii) and the instructions on the Commission’s
website under the “e-Filing” link located at http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/efiling.asp. If unable to be filed electronically, documents
may be paper-filed. To paper-file, an original and eight copies should be mailed to: Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary, Federal Energy
Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street, NE, Washington, DC 20426. For more information on how to submit these types of filings
please go to the Commission’s website located at http://www.ferc.gov/filing-comments.asp. More information about this project,
including a copy of the application, can be viewed or printed on the “eLibrary” link of Commission’s website at http://www.ferc.gov/
docs-filing/elibrary.asp. Enter the docket number (P-13466) in the docket number field to access the document. For assistance, call
toll-free 1-866-208-3372.
16 U.S.C. § 797(f). Three years is the maximum term for a preliminary permit. See FPA Section 5, 16 U.S.C. § 798
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