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Supercharger - Myrtle Creek, OR

Ml007

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May 18, 2020
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Portland, OR
Tesla's website has updated to show a new Supercharger location in Myrtle Creek, a few miles south of Roseburg, with a targeted opening of "Q1 2021" - the Roseburg charger location says "2022".

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mociaf9

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Oct 18, 2018
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CA
Hmmm.... someone may want to do
some scooping around. This may very well be in the construction stage.
I searched for any relevant building permits issued by Douglas County (Myrtle Creek doesn't issue their own), and didn't find anything for Tesla, charging, supercharger, etc. Not a guarantee that it isn't there, as I have no idea how good the search function really is, but I'd lean towards it not having been issued yet. And since you can't search for permit applications still under review, I don't think we'll get any more info without someone contacting the county office directly to ask. Even then, they may not be willing to casually share.
 

Mrbrock

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Mar 26, 2020
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Napa, CA
Moderator note: This post plus the following one were moved from a thread in the California Supercharger Locations forum.

Now try to come up with Myrtle Creek, OR. It also showed up on the map out of the blue as a Q1 target opening.

Good luck with that. Most likely place looks like the Safeway center parking lot on Main St. Looking at Douglas County permits issued for the last 2 years+, there do not seem to be any permits issued for electrical work unless is has to do with fire alarm or signage. The city put in a Chargepoint at a park (covered in this article in October 2019 First electric vehicle charging station installed in Myrtle Creek), can't even find a permit for that one. Somewhere on the Douglas County website it mentions eTrakit to search for permits but I cannot find anything on eTrackit other than Douglas County Colorado. They just post PDFs of permits issued on a monthly basis. I am sure other people have searched before but just wanted to try to find something. Oh well.

I did send an email to the Myrtle Creek City Administrator to see if he had in more information. I will let you know what I hear.
 
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Mrbrock

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Mar 26, 2020
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Napa, CA
Heard back from the city administrator. He says the city has not heard anything or seen any permits come through but thought it could be done through an existing commercial property and not need permits from the city/county unless it were to require a change in traffic patterns. The city was possibly going to reach out to their electric provider to see if they knew of any plans in the works. Definitely different from how things work here in CA.
 

Long Ranger

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Jul 18, 2018
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Seattle
If I were driving through there any time soon, I’d scope out the area around the truck stop at exit 103 (Tri-City, Riddle) for signs of construction. Just a guess, but it seems like a likely candidate to me. Huge parking lot, recent new construction, a couple food options (McDonald’s, A&W), several stores, and easy freeway access.
 

PLUS EV

Running on Empty
Sep 16, 2016
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Seattle
If I were driving through there any time soon, I’d scope out the area around the truck stop at exit 103 (Tri-City, Riddle) for signs of construction. Just a guess, but it seems like a likely candidate to me. Huge parking lot, recent new construction, a couple food options (McDonald’s, A&W), several stores, and easy freeway access.
I only see a Chevron near the A&W and McDonald's. What truck stop are you talking about?
 

Long Ranger

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Jul 18, 2018
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Seattle
I only see a Chevron near the A&W and McDonald's. What truck stop are you talking about?
Yeah, that’s it. Maybe I shouldn’t have used that phrase, as it doesn’t look like a full service truck stop. There’s a Pacific Pride commercial fueling station behind the Chevron and lots of space for trucks to park.
 

MarcoRP

@MontrealTesla
Sep 6, 2017
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Yeah, that’s it. Maybe I shouldn’t have used that phrase, as it doesn’t look like a full service truck stop. There’s a Pacific Pride commercial fueling station behind the Chevron and lots of space for trucks to park.
I thought he was talking about this truck stop, which is massive and looks new, but it's in a different town

I hadn't considered the Chevron as it wasn't within Myrtle Creek on Gmaps despite the address saying its there. I'll look for permits

EDIT: on further inspection, there's a minimall behind the gas station. I have a feeling this may be where the Supercharger will be

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Long Ranger

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Jul 18, 2018
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Seattle
I thought he was talking about this truck stop, which is massive and looks new, but it's in a different town

I hadn't considered the Chevron as it wasn't within Myrtle Creek on Gmaps despite the address saying its there. I'll look for permits

EDIT: on further inspection, there's a minimall behind the gas station. I have a feeling this may be where the Supercharger will be

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Yeah, I noticed the stores there (Grocery Outlet, Dollar Tree, Tractor Supply Company) all have a Myrtle Creek address, even though they seem to be outside the city limits. Close enough to meet Tesla’s Supercharger pin criteria, I’d think. Tractor Supply appears to have opened about a year ago, and from satellite photos it looks to me like the construction area might be cleared to handle another store or two.
 

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