Events
TOWN HALL MEETING ON JUNE 23, 2010
Urgent community meeting on the controversial Sunrise Powerlink. Meeting hosted by Supervisor Dianne Jacob, and guest speakers will include our attorney, Steve Volker, who will be giving an update on the legal battle.
The public will also have an opportunity to make comments to the USFS which will be entered into the public record as part of its 45 day comment period as to the impacts on the Cleveland National Forest. (The comments will be recorded by a stenographer and submitted to the USFS)
Time is 6:30 pm on June 23rd
Location is the Alpine Community Center at 1830 Alpine Blvd.
This is the most most critical Sunrise Powerlink event that we have had in over a year. Please help spread the word so we can have a strong showing.
OTHER EVENTS
There is a lot going on in San Diego and too much to keep updated on this site. The very best way to stay informed about events is to get on our email distribution list. You can do so by emailing Info@eastcountyaction.org. We send out a limited number of monthly emails and do not share our mailing lists.
SDG&E Community Council Meetings
Please visit www.ProtectOurCommunities.org for the schedule of upcoming community council meetings.
Property Rights Workshop now available for viewing on You Tube!
Will you be direclty affected by the proposed path of the Sunrise Powerlink? A free legal workshop was held on June 11, 2009 at the Alpine Community Center to provide information to property owners who are in the path of San Diego Gas & Electric’s eminent domain efforts to secure private land for the Sunrise Powerlink. The 500kv transmission line, which would significantly impact many east county communities, has not received final approval from the U.S. Forest Service, and is still the subject of various legal appeals and lawsuits. Portions of this meeting are now available on You Tube. Go to www.youtube.com and search for Property Rights Workshop. There are 8 segments that feature El Monte valley resident Jody Morgan and eminent domain attorney Robert Miller. There is also a two part segment featuring environmental law attorney Steve McDonald with a legal update assuring all of us that the Sunrise Powerlink route is NOT A DONE DEAL!
What is concerning is that in the past month we have been receiving reports of SDG&E aggressively confronting property owners for access to property and to rush eminent domain procedure. We also have a confirmed report that SDG&E “special agents” threatened a senior citizen with arrest and a fine if the owner did not immediately allow SDG&E surveyors on the property.
The ECCAC, along with other coalition members, are worried that SDG&E is taking advantage of landowners, especially those who lack the funds to consult with an attorney, and as a result property owners may be signing away their legal rights without even realizing it.
An estimated 3,000 property owners are directly impacted by proposed tower sites which would cross their property, and there are many more that could lose the use of their property due to new easements and access roads. In addition, some business owners along Alpine Boulevard are concerned about significant business income losses due to the closure of one lane of Alpine Boulevard, off an on, for the estimated 18 month construction period.