From Rep. Steve Drazkowski on CapX 2020 transmission: —– Original Message —– *From:* rep.steve.drazkowski@house.mn <mailto:rep.steve.drazkowski@house.mn> *To:* Announcements >From Representative Steve Drazkowski <mailto:rep_steve_drazkowski_list@ww3.house.leg.state.mn.us> *Sent:* Tuesday, October 20, 2009 3:25 PM *Subject:* Email Update: CapX 2020 meeting Hi everyone, Just a quick … Continue reading →
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 →
The Scheduling Order for the CapX 2020 Brookings route is out. So now we know where and when the road show will be and the dates of the DEIS Comment period. Scheduling Order – Sept 11 2009 Something strange happened … Continue reading →
Tuesday, September 1, at 3 p.m. Central, we’re having a Prehearing Conference, thankfully by phone, on the Brookings line. The agenda is primarily “where are the hearings and when” within the constraints of the already issued Prehearing Order, which sets … Continue reading →
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 →
Here’s the official poop from Stephanie Strength, USDA’s RUS: When the deadline falls on a weekend, comments will be accepted postmarked the following business day or emailed through midnight of that day. In this case that would be Monday July … Continue reading →
… and thus the orchestrated train to remove conditions on the Brookings line was derailed. Commissioner Phyllis Reha, the one who had given a presentation in 2006 saying CapX 2020 was a good model for the rest of the country … Continue reading →
RECONSIDERATION… It’s tomorrow, at 9:30 a.m., well, shortly thereafter, we’re number 3 on the agenda. The PUC is going to decide on all of our Reconsideration Motions. Tuesday, July 14, 2009 – 9:30 a.m. Minnesota Public Utilities Commission Large Hearing … Continue reading →
Staff Briefing Papers have been released for the July 14 PUC Agenda Meeting, where we’ll be addressing our Motions for Reconsideration on the CapX 2020 Certificate of Need. Staff Briefing Papers re: CapX 2020 – July 14 Meeting Read ’em … Continue reading →
The Department of Commerce has issued the Scoping Document for the CapX 2020 Brookings line. Commerce Scoping Decision – June 30, 2009 Look at this list of what’s outside the scope: The “No Build” option is specifically excluded, and yet … Continue reading →