Last night in Lonsdale…
Oh, it’s tired out… Here are my notes from yesterday’s hearing in Lonsdale: Hearing notes December 8 As of 9:04, we don’t know if the hearing today in New Prague is on or not. As soon as I find out, … Continue reading →
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Hearings this week!!!
Brookings CapX 2020 hearings this week. We start out at the Hog Wild Saloon, in Henderson, and it progresses from there: December 7 (Monday) 1 & 7 p.m. Brass Top Hall/Hog Wild Saloon, 514 Main Street, Henderson, MN _____________________ December … Continue reading →
Greetings from Redwood Falls!!!
Greetings from the Redwood Falls Community Center. We’re here today for the Brookings CapX 2020 hearings, at 1 p.m. and 7 p.m. Not that many people wanted to testify today, so we’re on break until 7. Here’s what’s happened so … Continue reading →
Lakeville – Brookings CapX DEIS meetings
Greetings from Lakeville — we’re in the middle of the public meeting… here are some comments thus far… Patrick Edwards, 10006 – 305th St. W., Northfield – lives in Greenvale Township, someone suggested it during scoping. It pits neighbors against … Continue reading →
Brookings EIS “Meetings” & Public Hearings begin
There are two sets of hearings on the Brookings CapX 2020 transmission line in November and December. This may a little confusing, so I’m going to post both schedules. Here’s our NoCapx 2020 and United Citizens Action Network flyer: NoCapX … Continue reading →
House joint hearing on HF 1182
It’s a little confusing, because we’re inbetween, the House isn’t in session, but last Wednesday was the House Energy and Civil Justice committees hearing on HF 1182 and morphs of it since, and anticipate future morphs too. In essence, a … Continue reading →
Wednesday a.m. – Eminent Domain hearing, repeal 117.189
It’s time to repeal Minn. Stat. 117.189, and HF1182 is just the bill to do it. “Land rights” is a fundamental constitutional issue. For a person’s land to be taken, there must be due process and just compensation. Minn. Stat. … Continue reading →
Last night’s meeting in Mazeppa…
Last night, Rep. Steve Drazkowski and Rep. Tim Kelly (who wasn’t there!) hosted a meeting about CapX 2o2o (you’ll find this post on Legalectric too, because there’s a lot more than CapX 2020 going on here). But Rep. Randy Demmer, … Continue reading →
Upcoming hearing on repeal of eminent domain exemptions
Good news! There’s a hearing coming up regarding HF 1182, authored by Rep. David Bly, that would repeal Minn. Stat. 117.189 and its exemptions for public service corporations (utilities) from many of the landowner-protective provisions of Minnesota’s eminent domain law. … Continue reading →
It’s time to appeal the Certificate of Need decision
The “final” decision is out on CapX 2020’s Certificate of Need, the one where they altered the “conditions” for the Brookings line in the most amazing display of servile toadyism I’ve ever seen: PUC’s Final Order – CapX 2020 Certificate … Continue reading →