07/03/09

BRIGHAM CITY, Utah (AP) _ A judge has signed an order that will
let Rocky Mountain Power continue construction of a transmission
line through the city of Willard, which last week denied the
company a conditional-use permit for the project.

First District Court Judge Ben Hadfield signed the order on
Thursday. Rocky Mountain Power says the order lets the utility
construct access roads, build base pads for power poles and perform
survey work. The order will remain in effect until late July.

Rocky Mountain Power filed a lawsuit last week after the Willard
City Council, on a 3-2 vote, denied the permit after taking comment
and hearing from an electrical magnetic field expert.

The transmission line would stretch from a substation in Downey,
Idaho, to the Ben Lomond substation in Willard.
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Information from: The Salt Lake Tribune, http://www.sltrib.com

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