A month ago there was a dreadful decision where the Appellate Court tossed out Buy the Farm decisions regarding applicability of Ch. 117 condemnation law in Minnesota: Wright County Order – July 13, 2011 Buy the Farm – NSP v. … Continue reading →
The “CapX 2020 toilet-on-a-stick” seen in New Trier, near Hampton… You’da thunk they’da learned a thing or two about Labovitz… Just out from the CapX 2020 Transmission Lines ‘R’ Us crew: Labovitz Study – CapX 2020 Truth be told, I … Continue reading →
Just now I’ve filed five Subpoena Requests with Judge Luis on the Brookings-Hampton remand. Who? Those agency folks who have been on the job providing Comments that need some hearing time, so that we know their position, so that we … Continue reading →
Catching up from a week “off” — Thursday and Friday, we exchanged Witness and Exhibit Lists for the upcoming hearings on the Brookings remand in early October. Here they are: CapX Applicants’ Witness & Exhibit List NoCapX & U-CAN Witness … Continue reading →
It’s out — in record time! The Minnesota Public Utilities Commission has issued its Order remanding to ALJ Luis the section of the CapX2020 Brookings transmission line from the Cedar Mountain substation to the Helena Twp. substation (hey PUC — … Continue reading →
Here we go again… Administrative Law Judge Kathleen Sheehy has file notice of a Scheduling Conference for the CapX 2020 Hampton-Alma/LaX transmission line routing permit docket — it’s the Monday after next. Monday, August 9 @ 1:30 p.m. Scheduling Conference … Continue reading →
CapX 2020 transmission is in the news again: Power substation won’t eat up 20 acres of Holmen TIF district By ADAM BISSEN Special to the Tribune | Posted: Saturday, May 22, 2010 12:00 am HOLMEN – Holmen won’t lose 20 … Continue reading →
Attention all potential intervenors in the CapX 2020 transmission line docket for the Fargo-St. Cloud route. The first Prehearing Conference is next week, and if you’re thinking of intervening, it’s important that you attend. May 18, 2010, at 10:30 a.m. … Continue reading →
Members have been appointed to the Citizens Advisory Task Force CapX 2020 transmission line from Hampton to Alma (f/k/a LaCrosse). Rumor has it that there are NO CITIZENS on the CITIZENS Advisory Task Force. SAY WHAT?!?!?! More to follow on … Continue reading →
Remember those big maps used at the public hearings, the huge ones in front of the room that we walked through with each person who testified about something on the maps? Someone commented to me at the New Prague hearing … Continue reading →