I’ve been ranting at these meetings for over a decade now… Once more with feeling, here we go… Deja vu all over again… For those of you who have experienced how the Power Plant (transmission too) Siting Act works and … Continue reading →
The evidentiary hearing is essentially over, but there’s one public hearing left to get your testimony in, voice your concerns, enter in all your exhibits and charts with circles and arrows. New Prague Public Hearing December 28, 1 p.m. & … Continue reading →
Conductor on loan from New England Judge Luis has taken my subpoena request under advisement — I’m wanting to have Fish & Wildlife come in and explain their position on the impacts of CapX crossings over the Minnesota River. Now … Continue reading →
It’s more of the Brookings CapX 2020 routing hearing, seems like it never ends! And again, ROUGH notes. ROUGH notes for December 16 And apologies, I spent a lot of time trying to catch up on prep, or read the … Continue reading →
Here are notes from yesterday’s Brookings CapX 2020 evidentiary hearing in St. Paul. Two interesting things revealed – one, defensive as they are, expansion of the Lake Marion substation could instead be plopped down at the southern most part of … Continue reading →
There have been many questions about eminent domain at the hearings over the last two weeks. And Buy the Farm. So here’s a quick primer on a couple aspects of those issues. Buy the Farm Buy the farm is a … Continue reading →
Today and tonight we’ve been having the Brookings CapX 2020 routing hearings in Lakeville, at the Holiday Hotel. We’re just starting the evening session. As we leave, I’ll post the evening session notes. The New Prague hearing for last night … Continue reading →
Brookings CapX Public Hearings are happening. Here’s last night at the Hog Wild Saloon, ROUGH notes, this is assuredly NOT a transcript!!! Hearing notes – December 7 Interesting tidbits — letters from US Fish & Wildlife have surfaced: Ex. 318 … Continue reading →
Greetings from the Best Western in Marshall, Minnesota. Here’s the notes so far — it’s sloppy, very rough, but here goes: December 1 Hearing Notes My cross of Pam Rasmussen is not there, but I’ve got some notes and will … Continue reading →
Beginning tomorrow, three weeks of hearings on Brookings CapX 2020 routing …Â the schedule is below, way below. YOU, yes, YOU, can question witnesses, YOU can testify, YOU can enter exhibits, in short, YOU can tell the ALJ just what … Continue reading →