The approximate 10-acre site is owned by the City, and is located immediately west of the existing Falls City municipal boundary with direct frontage along 706 Road.
City Administrator Anthony Nussbaum said there were two primary sites considered, the former Falls City Cemetery site on West 14th Street which was selected and the former Falls City Riding Club arena site on south Crook Street.
Nussbaum said the old cemetery site has been vacated of graves for years.
Olsson Engineers have evaluated the potential substation locations and the Board of Public Works reviewed the analysis and concurred with the engineers recommendation to select the former cemetery site.
Site selection was required to proceed with the next phase of transmission routing and detailed engineering as well as to support the City's Economic Development Administration grant application.
