Public involvement with the Santan Expansion Project

Community members have always played a vital role in the Santan Expansion Project – and public involvement, including the Santan Neighborhood Committee, continues to be an important facet of the planning process today.

History

  • Mailings to residents who lived within 2.5 miles of the Santan site (approximately 20,000 property owners), including newsletters and invitations to an open house.
  • Mailings to residents within five miles (approximately 56,000 property owners), including newsletters and invitations to an open house.
  • Community Working Group meetings which included five Community Working Group meetings, six Design Focus Group meetings and 23 Landscaping and Mitigation Community Working Group meetings.
  • Public open houses (three sets of meetings, 535 attendees).
  • 15 briefings of the Gilbert council and staff.
  • 12 Business leadership presentations (334 attendees).
  • 21 Public outreach presentations (351 attendees).
  • 20 plant tours (225 attendees).

Landscaping and Mitigation Community Working Group

The Arizona Corporation Commission (ACC) voted unanimously in April 2001 to approve a Certificate of Environmental Compatibility (CEC) for SRP's Santan Expansion Project. The approval was granted as long as various conditions are met.

Condition 7 of the CEC required SRP to implement a process to finalize the design for landscaping and screening measures around the Santan Generating Station. This involved Gilbert-area citizens in a group known as the Landscaping and Mitigation Community Working Group (L&M CWG).

The L&M CWG reviewed site plans for the power plant expansion and develop recommendations that make a positive impact on the Gilbert community and nearby homes. The L&M CWG included representatives from the homeowner associations bordering the plant, project interveners, members of the original Santan Expansion Project Community Working Group and a staff member from the Town of Gilbert.

The L&M CWG met for the last time in December 2002, completing its work. On Sept. 13, 2005, SRP officially turned over ownership of a new equestrian and bike trail to the Town of Gilbert. The trail is part of SRP's more than $20 million in community and site improvements completed as part of the Santan Expansion Project.

L&M CWG meeting minutes

Dec. 9, 2002 (final meeting)
April 29, 2002
April 4, 2002
March 30, 2002
March 4, 2002
Feb. 23, 2002
Feb. 11, 2002
Feb. 2, 2002
Jan. 23, 2002
 Jan. 5, 2002
Sept. 22, 2001
Dec. 15, 2001
Dec. 1, 2001
Nov. 26, 2001
Nov. 6, 2001
Nov. 1, 2001
Oct. 23, 2001
Sept. 8, 2001
 Aug. 14, 2001
July 28, 2001
July 17, 2001
July 7, 2001
June 13, 2001
June 2, 2001

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