Competitive Power Ventures, Inc. - Energy Highway

5.4.2.7 Video of Stack Lighting.........................................................................................5-22
5.4.2.8 Visual Impacts Associated with Visible Plumes....................................................5-23
5.5 DESIGN, APPEARANCE, AND MITIGATION..................................................................5-24
5.5.1 Siting, Layout, and Relocation ........................................................................................5-24
5.5.2 Alternative Technologies.................................................................................................5-25
5.5.3 Low Profile and Downsizing...........................................................................................5-25
5.5.4 Screening and Landscaping .............................................................................................5-25
5.5.5 Color, Texture, and Camouflage .....................................................................................5-26
5.5.6 Maintenance.....................................................................................................................5-26
5.5.7 Lighting Plan ...................................................................................................................5-26
5.6 CONCLUSIONS ....................................................................................................................5-27
6.0 COMMUNITY FACILITIES ....................................................................................................6-1
6.1 INTRODUCTION....................................................................................................................6-1
6.2 LOCAL SERVICE PROVIDERS............................................................................................6-1
6.2.1 Local Service Providers Servicing Site .............................................................................6-1
6.2.1.1 Police Services .........................................................................................................6-1
6.2.1.2 Fire and Emergency Medical Services.....................................................................6-1
6.2.2 Potential Impacts to Service Providers ..............................................................................6-2
6.2.2.1 Police........................................................................................................................6-2
6.2.2.2 Fire and EMS ...........................................................................................................6-3
6.3 COMMUNITY FACILITIES...................................................................................................6-5
6.3.1 Existing Community Facilities ..........................................................................................6-5
6.3.1.1 Schools.....................................................................................................................6-5
6.3.1.2 Hospitals ..................................................................................................................6-5
6.3.1.3 Houses of Worship...................................................................................................6-6
6.3.2 Potential Impacts ...............................................................................................................6-6
6.4 ADJACENT HIGHWAYS AND ACCESS.............................................................................6-7
6.4.1 During Construction Activities..........................................................................................6-7
6.4.1.1 Maintenance and Protection of Traffic ....................................................................6-7
6.4.1.2 Access to Adjacent Land Uses.................................................................................6-8
6.4.1.3 Pedestrian Safety......................................................................................................6-8
6.4.2 Operational Conditions......................................................................................................6-8
6.4.3 Mitigation of Impacts ........................................................................................................6-8
6.5 REFERENCES.........................................................................................................................6-9
7.0 SOCIOECONOMICS AND ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE................................................7-1
7.1 INTRODUCTION....................................................................................................................7-1
7.2 APPLICABLE LAWS, REGULATIONS AND POLICIES....................................................7-1
7.3 EXISTING CONDITIONS ......................................................................................................7-1
7.3.1 Population..........................................................................................................................7-2
7.3.2 Economy and Employment................................................................................................7-2
7.3.3 Housing..............................................................................................................................7-3
7.3.4 Numbers and Composition of the Workforce....................................................................7-3
7.3.5 Public Services ..................................................................................................................7-3
7.3.5.1 Cost of Public Services ............................................................................................7-3
7.3.5.2 Town Revenues for Public Services ........................................................................7-7
7.4 SOCIOECONOMIC IMPACT.................................................................................................7-9
7.4.1 Economic Effects of Project Construction.........................................................................7-9
7.4.1.1 Construction Jobs by Discipline ..............................................................................7-9
7.4.1.2 Construction Expenditures.....................................................................................7-10
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