PGE’s push to upgrade transmission through Portland’s Forest Park is heading to City Hall

Forest Park conservationists challenge Portland’s approval of PGE project

Less than two weeks after city leaders approved Portland General Electric’s plans to remove a portion of trees from Forest Park, an organization has appealed the decision to the City Council.

PGE’s push to upgrade transmission through Portland’s Forest Park is heading to City Hall

The ongoing fight over a proposed upgrade to the electrical grid in Northwest Portland’s Forest Park has entered another round.Portland General Electric’s Harborton Reliability Project could remove about 400 mature trees to upgrade one transmission line and build a stretch of new line. That work would happen on 5 acres of parkland in an area that’s had some transmission lines since before the park was founded.PGE officials say it’s necessary to …