Res 1999 - 32 Providing Comments to the MN Environmental Quality Board on Northern States Power's Environmental Assessment WorksheetCITY OF MENDOTA HEIGHTS
DAKOTA COUNTY, MINNESOTA
RESOLUTION NO. 99-_�
A RESOLUTION PROVIDING COMI��NTS TO THE
MINNESOTA ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY BOARD
ON NORTHERN STATES POWER'S
ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT WORKSHEET
WHE �REAS, The Environmental Quality Board (EQB) has submitted an Environmental
Assessment Worksheet (EAV� prepared by Northern States Power Company (NSP) to Mendota
Heights for rey� iew and comments; and
WHEI�2EAS, this EAW addresses the replacement of some wooden h-frame power poles
with metal mopo poles; and
this EAW also has a realignment of the poles shown as an alternate; and
WHE � AS, this realignment places tall 115KV transmission lines through a
neighborhood in Mendota Heights where they currently do not exist and these neighbors are not
accustomed to� such lines.
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, that the City of Mendota Heights is opposed
to the alternat alignment as proposed by NSP within their EAW, and would only support
approval of ar� EAW, that retains the poles on their current alignment.
Adopted by
City Council of the City of Mendota Heights this 15t'' day of June, 1999.
CITY COUNCIL
CITY OF MENDOTA HEIGHTS
Charles E. Mertensotto, Mayor
ATTEST:
Kathleen M. �wan`son, City Clerk