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| Written by George Gale | |
| Monday, 28 August 2006 | |
| (LIBERTY ENERGY IS GIVING IT ANOTHER SHOT)….THE BAKERSFIELD BASED COMPANY HAS ANNOUNCED PLANS TO CONSTRUCT A 15 MEGAWATT WASTE BURNING POWER PLANT IN THE IMPERIAL COUNTY. THE LAST TIME LIBERTY MADE A SIMILAR PROPOSAL, IT CREATED A PUBLIC OUTCRY. FEW SUPPORTED THAT PROPOSAL, AND IT WAS SHOT DOWN BY THE COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS. THE ORIGINAL PLAN WAS TO BUILD A SLUDGE BURNING POWER PLANT AT THE MESQUITE LAKE INDUSTRIAL PARK. DISTRICT FOUR SUPERVISOR GARY WYATT SAID AT THE TIME THE LOCATION IN THE CENTER OF THE VALLEY WAS ONE OF THE REASONS HE OPPOSED THE PLAN. LATE LAST WEEK WYATT AND NORTHEND IMPERIAL IRRIGATION DISTRICT DIRECTOR JAMES HANKS CAME IN FAVOR OF THE NEW PROPOSAL. WILSON NOLAN, CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER FOR LIBERTY, SAYS THE NEW PROPOSAL IS A BIT DIFFERENT. FOR ONE; THE PLANT IS TO BE LOCATED NORTH OF NILAND; SECOND IT WILL ADDRESS THE CONCERNS EXPRESSED DURING THE LAST PROCESS. LIBERTY IS IN THE PROCESS OF PURCHASING 123 ACRES OF LAND NORTH OF HIGHWAY 111, ON ENGLISH ROAD. THE PLANT OFFICIALS HAVE NOT, YET, STARTED THE PERMIT PROCESS FOR THE PROPOSED $90 MILLION PLANT. NOLAN SAYS THE PLANT WOULD HIRE UP TO 60 PEOPLE DURING THE CONSTRUCTION PROCESS, WITH ABOUT 20 PROFESSIONAL JOBS DURING OPERATION. THERE ARE EXPECTED TO BE ABOUT 120 TRANSPORTATION JOBS, BUT NOT ALL OF THOSE WILL BE LOCAL. NOLAN SAID THE ECONOMIC IMPACT FOR THE IMPERIAL VALLEY IS EXPECTED TO BE AROUND $198 MILLION IN THE FIRST 10 YEARS OF PLANT OPERATION. PUBLIC HEARINGS ON THE PROPOSAL WILL BE SCHEDULED DURING THE PERMIT PROCESS. |
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