Notice of Retraction of Public Hearing

Notice is hereby given that the public hearing notice published on June 14, 2005 regarding an application received on May 28, 2005 and a SEPA Checklist received May 16, 2005 from Puget Sound Energy (Designated Contact: Scott Williams, 6905 S. 228th Street, Kent, WA 98032 (253-670-2319)); was errant as the project is being processed as a Discretionary Use. As such there will not be an open record public hearing on July 7, 2005.

PROJECT: Construction of ~1.5 mile of 230 kV Transmission line located in the Rural Remote zone of Grant County. The new line will traverse the Columbia River south of the Wanapum Dam and cross State Route 243 then turn north for approximately 0.5 mile to cross under the Grant County PUD lines and then turn east and enter the north end of the Wanapum Substation. SEPA: SEPA MDNS and Adoption of Existing Environmental Documentation issued June 6, 2005. LOCATION: Grant County Tax Parcel # 15-0258-000, 15-0260-000, 15-0254-000 & 15-0253-000 Parcels are located within a portion of Sections 16 & 21, Township 16 N, Range 23 E. WM. Grant County, WA ZONING: Rural Remote. Required mitigation will be pursuant to the Unified Development Code. Copies of the application materials (File #05-4052) are available from Dorothy Black at the Grant County Planning Department at 32 C St. NW, Room 26a, P.O. Box 37, Ephrata WA 98823, (509) 754-2011 extension 625; office hours are 8am - 12pm and 1pm - 5pm, Monday - Friday. Any person has the right to comment, receive notice, participate in any hearings, request a copy of the final decision, and appeal the decision as provided by law and County Code.

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Pub.: July 6, 2005