Morro Bay skyline could change and lose power plant stacks

US.RIGHT NOW NEGOTIATIONS AREUNDERWAY AS THE MORRO BAYSKYLINE MAY LOSE A FAMOUSFEATURE THAT’S AN EYESORE TOSOME.

BUT OTHERS THINK ITADDS A KIND OF CHARM.KSBY’S ERIN FE SPOKE WITHTHOSE INVOLVED IN THE FUTUREOF THE OLD POWER PLANT.MORRO BAY AND THE COMPANYTHAT BOUGHT THE OLD POWERPLANTARE NEGOTIATING A DEAL THATINCLUDES WHETHER TO KEEPOR DEMOLISH THE THREEEXHAUST STACKS AND HOW SOON.BEV"I’VE LIVED WITH THEM AND IKIND OF LIKE THEM.I THINK?ADAM"THEY’RE REALLY REALLY ANEYESORE."VISTRA BOUGHT THE OLD POWERPLANT HERE IN MORRO BAY ANDTHE LAND.SO THEY ARE NEGOTIATING ADEAL.JEFF"WE’RE BUILDING A NEW SEWARPLANT, AND WE NEED TO RUNSOME PIPELINES THROUGH THISPROPERTY."A MEMORANDUM OFUNDERSTANDING BETWEEN VISTRAAND THE CITY WOULDACCELERATE THE TIMELINE FORDEMOLISHING THE OLD PLANT.SCOTT"FACILITY AND STACKS, ORJUST THE FACILITY." BUTMANY PEOPLE ARE ATTACHED TOTHE THREE STACKS.ANDSOME- LIKE FISHERMEN ANDPILOTS - EVEN USE THEM ASLANDMARKS.BEV"TOURISTS WILL COME AND SAYOH THAT’S TERRIBLE HAVINGTHOSE THERE.AND I SAY REALLY?"AT A SPECIAL MEETING ONWEDNESDAY, THE CITY COUNCILWILL DECIDE WHETHER TOAPPROVE THE NEW AGREEMENTWHICH WOULDHAVE VISTRA TEAR DOWN THEFACILITY DOWN BY 2028.EARLIER THAN THE ORIGINALTIMELINE.THE CITY WOULD HAVE UNTILTHE END OF 2022 TO DECIDE IFTHEY WANT TO KEEP THESTACKS.MARIA"FIRST TIME I SAW IT WHEN ICAME HERE SAYOH I LIKE THESE TREESHERE.WHAT ARE THEY?

SO NICEAND THEN I TOOK A PICTUREALREADY."ADAM"LOOK AT THE ROCK, AND THESEA, ANDEVERYTHING ELSE: IT’SBEAUTIFUL HERE.ANDTHEN YOU LOOK AND YOU SEETHOSE."CITY OFFICIALS SAID THEYPLAN TOUSE THE NEXT EIGHTEEN MONTHSTO GAUGE COMMUNITY OPINIONABOUT WHETHER THE STACKSSHOULD STAY OR GO.LIVE IN MORRO BAY.ERIN FE, KSBYNEWS.###IF SIGNED AND THE FACILITIESAREN’T TORN DOWN BY 2028.VISTRA WOULD OWE THE C