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A community effort to stop PGE's construction of new 100' high voltage lines along Stafford Road
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July 23, 2025
PGE has decided to forgo an appeal of the Non Conforming Use permit application that was denied by Clackamas County in March of this year. Instead PGE has submitted an application for a Conditional Use Permit (CUP) to the county which will be reviewed by the county planning department and their legal assistant attorney and a decision will then be made by an independent Hearing Officer. We anticipate this being a 90-120 day process so potentially there will be a decision sometime in October or November. Save Stafford Road (SSR) will continue to construct its own legal challenge against PGE's attempt to install high voltage power poles and lines as it has for the past two plus years. If the CUP is denied then it would be our expectation that PGE will file an appeal with LUBA (Land Use Appeal Board). If the permit is granted then it will be up to Save Stafford Road or any other entity to challenge the Hearing Officer's decision at that time. Because all of this activity will necessitate a new set of legal expenses we are launching new fundraising and are asking anyone who can to contribute to our Go Fund Me to do so on this page. For additional and questions contact Ed Wagner edawagner@gmail.com
115kV power lines? PGE, we need answers!
115kV power lines? PGE, we need answers!
PGE is planning to construct a new 115kV high voltage power line from the Rosemont substation along Stafford Road to the new Tonquin substation (Rosemont-Wilsonville line). Their projected February 2024 date to break ground has been pushed back to 2025 due to our community's continuing efforts, but we will fight back until the project is moved or cancelled. The poles will be 100 feet tall and many trees will have to be removed or butchered in order for this plan to go forward. We, the community members of the Stafford Road area, are deeply opposed to this plan and are organizing our resources to fight the current plan and help find an alternative. We refuse to accept that the best way to provide power to a growing area is with outdated, hazardous technology.
Your neighbors need YOU:
Your neighbors need YOU:
PGE has only notified people with poles on their property. Many of your neighbors don't even know this is happening. Tell them!!!
Contact Representatives
Contact Representatives
Right now, our goal is to slow this down and get some answers. Please write to or call your elected representatives to make sure PGE is being held accountable to the public!
Fire Mitigation
Fire Mitigation
Overhead lines break in storms. Storms are getting more frequent. One broken high voltage line can ignite the whole hill and we won't be able to put it out. We need a comprehensive fire mitigation plan.
Line burial and alternate routes
Line burial and alternate routes
Re-routing the lines along I-205 and I-5 is a mere half mile longer. Burying lines is by PGE's own admission the way of the future. We are gathering facts daily and need expert (non-PGE) input. Please help with the research effort.
Our protected wildlife
Our protected wildlife
Many neighbors have nesting bald eagles and peregrine falcons, along with many other species that will be directly impacted by the proposed lines.
Check back often for updates, including our next neighborhood meeting dates.
We hope to have lots more information in the coming days and weeks. The earliest we've heard that any neighbor was contacted by PGE was in May 2023, and many of us didn't find out until August 2023. Much more to come (and please contact us via email!).
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