Central Electric Cooperative, Inc. of Redmond has filed Measure 37 claims in both Deschutes and Crook County to avoid requirements to place power lines underground. Instead, the company is seeking land use waivers meant to protect neighbors’ property values and preserve scenic vistas in order to erect electrical towers up to 80 feet tall. The company CEO recently stated that the claims are “probably not what Measure 37 was intended to do.” The company has demanded over $240 million from the counties and state if the regulations are not waived.

(Source: PSU/IMS Measure 37 database; Lindsey, Ethan. July 18, 2007. “Bend Electric Cooperative Wants To Remove Rules On Power Lines,” Oregon Public Broadcasting.)

(Caveat Emptor: Information provided according to most recent data available from public agencies and is not guaranteed to reflect up-to-the-moment status of individual claims.)