Dave
Well-known member
So on my new place there is a proposed power line going across the ranch. This is something like a 500 megawatt line. It goes from the area of the Columbia River dams to the Boise area. It will cross a mile of my property with 4 towers actually on my place. As with everything there are good and bad things. The good side is that there will be an access road into part of the ranch that is only accessible by foot or horseback. And they will have to pay for the easement. On the downside one of their access roads is mapped as going right by a spring which supplies water to the house. Now there is a road (quad trail) by that spring. But they plan to "improve" that road and how much extra traffic will go there. The other issue is improved access coming off the BLM land to the south. People can access the BLM land now but this is allow people more readily access to my property. So how much is an easement for a major power line worth?