This is a high mileage week, yesterday, LaCrosse, today Galesville, and tomorrow Fountain City. It was a sparse gathering yesterday. I’d expected a better turnout because of the proximity to LaCrosse and that it was a larger city than others, … Continue reading →
THIS IS A MUST READ FOR LANDOWNERS: Those of you facing eminent domain, fighting hard for those measly dollars that utilities will cough up, well, what many people are finding is that the mortgage companies are grabbing it, leaving them … Continue reading →
Last night, Stephanie Strength of the USDA’s RUS, announced that I would not be allowed to set up my little display, above, in the same room as CapX. Must be the revolutionary stuff I’m handing out: Comment Suggestions – Scope … Continue reading →
There’s “larger than life” Joyce Osborn, United Citizens Action Network, at the Wanamingo meeting tonight, where RUS was holding an open house to gather public comments for their Environmental Impact Statement. Oh, nevermind, it’s a MINATURE turbine… Tonight, there were … Continue reading →
Yesterday was the first Rural Utility Service meeting for scoping its EIS. The notice said that there would be an “open house” and then a “discussion period.” Didn’t happen, it was strictly the “open house.” What should we be telling … Continue reading →
Somehow the time flew and next thing I knew, AAAAAGH, Requests, Petitions and Motions for Reconsideration were flying into the Inbox. After a frantic cut and paste, mine went out too… that’s one deadline not to miss! Here’s the Order … Continue reading →
Whatever are they thinking… A correction/clarification from Grant Stevenson: Today’s news articles aren’t quite right — we are not changing routing focus. Rather, we’ve casted a wider net for study — corridors to the Arcadia and Blair areas are additions, … Continue reading →
YEAAAAAAAAAA! RUS EIS is on the way!!! So what’s the big deal that the Rural Utility Service is doing an EIS on CapX 2020? And just the LaCrosse line part of CapX 2020? Consider the piss-poor excuse of “environmental review” … Continue reading →
YES! It’s about time ********* UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE Rural Utilities Service Dairyland Power Cooperative, Inc.: Notice of Intent to Prepare an Environmental Impact Statement and Hold Public Scoping Meetings Agency: Rural Utilities Service, USDA. Action: Notice of Intent … Continue reading →
The Public Utilities Commission’s Order was issued Friday for CapX 2020: Order Granting Certificate of Need with Conditions The appeal clock is ticking, well, first the Motion for Reconsideration clock…
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