http:\/\/www.commissions.leg.state.mn.us\/lec\/members.htm<\/a> Once more with feeling, thanks to Rep. David Bly for being ON this, persevering to support CapX affected landowners in 25B and throughout Minnesota.<\/p>\n Here’s 117.189 with links to see what all perks utilities get:<\/p>\n Sections 117.031<\/a>; 117.036<\/a>; 117.055<\/a>, subdivision 2, paragraph (b); 117.186<\/a>; Those appraisal award limits were raised, but as Joyce Osborn, United Citizens Action Network, testified, her appraisal for the pipeline was more than twice that ceiling, so that still needs work.<\/p>\n The appraiser’s testimony was best, direct hard hitting front-lines view, that the utilities do not need this exemption, and that the exemption is a subsidy for utilities.\u00c2\u00a0 That’s clear, simple, and it’s the truth.\u00c2\u00a0 Why this was allowed… well, think about it.\u00c2\u00a0 It was a time, 2006, when they supposedly were trying to reinforce the state’s eminent domain landowner protections after the Kelo decision.\u00c2\u00a0 But these utility exemptions — there was no explanation of why, but it would seem to me that, given the Kelo focus on “public purpose,” utilities would be awfully skittish about taking land for something like CapX 2020, which is private purpose, PROFIT, and not at all necessary for their charge as public service corporations.<\/p>\n Then there’s the “party line” from ???\u00c2\u00a0 Rep. Mike Beard is parroting it, that the utilities can be exempted, should be exempted, because they have to go through the PUC process.\u00c2\u00a0 SAY WHAT!!!???!!!\u00c2\u00a0 The Certificate of Need process has nothing whatsoever to do with eminent domain.\u00c2\u00a0 A Certificate of Need is a basis for “need” claim for eminent domain, but it’s not true that, as he said, that utilities can’t get land without a Certificate of Need.\u00c2\u00a0 It’s very possible, either it’s a project that falls below the CoN threshold, or it’s one that goes under Local Review.<\/p>\n And Rep. Steve Drazkowski was flailing and he deserves one of these — do his constituents know how he behaves?<\/p>\n NoCapX 2020 & United Citizens Action Network Newsletter<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n Let’s see … notice of public meetings, the Nov. 4 hearing, info on Buy the Farm and questions landowners should ask… sounds pretty radical to me!!!<\/p>\n And speaking of public meetings, it’s time to gear up for the Brookings EIS “meetings” (whatever happened to public HEARINGS?):<\/p>\n PUBLIC <\/span>INFORMATION MEETING DATES & LOCATIONS<\/span><\/span><\/strong> <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n November 12, 2009 (Thursday)<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n November 13, 2009 November 16, 2009 (Monday)<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n 1:00 P.M. \u00e2\u20ac\u201c 4:00 P.M. Lonsdale American Legion 1:00 P.M. \u00e2\u20ac\u201c 4:00 P.M. Holiday Inn Hotel & Suites 1:00 P.M. \u00e2\u20ac\u201c 4:00 P.M.<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n Prairie\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s Edge Casino & Resort November 17, 2009 November 18, 2009 (Wednesday)<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n November 19, 2009 (Thursday)<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n 1:00 P.M. \u00e2\u20ac\u201c 4:00 P.M. Best Western 1:00 P.M. \u00e2\u20ac\u201c 4:00 P.M. Jackpot Junction Casino Hotel 5:00 P.M. \u00e2\u20ac\u201c 8:00 P.M.<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n Brass Top Hall\/<\/span><\/span><\/span>Hog Wild\u00c2\u00a0Saloon 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.\u00c2\u00a0 In essence,\u00c2\u00a0 a …<\/span> Continue reading →<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[10,1],"tags":[248,35,96,249,238,28],"class_list":["post-1146","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-laws-rules","category-uncategorized","tag-eminent-domain-capx-2020","tag-powerline","tag-rep-david-bly","tag-rep-mike-beard","tag-rep-steve-drazkowski","tag-transmission-line"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/nocapx2020.info\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1146","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/nocapx2020.info\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/nocapx2020.info\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nocapx2020.info\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nocapx2020.info\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=1146"}],"version-history":[{"count":9,"href":"https:\/\/nocapx2020.info\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1146\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1150,"href":"https:\/\/nocapx2020.info\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1146\/revisions\/1150"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/nocapx2020.info\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=1146"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nocapx2020.info\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=1146"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nocapx2020.info\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=1146"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
\nHere\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s Senate member info:
\nhttp:\/\/www.senate.leg.state.mn.us\/members\/index.php?ls=#header<\/a>
\nHere\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s House member info:
\nhttp:\/\/www.house.leg.state.mn.us\/members\/hmem.asp<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n117.189 PUBLIC
\nSERVICE CORPORATION EXCEPTIONS.<\/span><\/h1>\n
\n117.187<\/a>; 117.188<\/a>; and 117.52<\/a>,\u00c2\u00a0 subdivisions 1a and 4, do not apply to public service corporations. For purposes of an award of appraisal fees under section 117.085<\/a>,
\nthe fees awarded may not exceed $1,500 for all types of property except for a
\npublic service corporation\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s use of eminent domain for a high-voltage
\ntransmission line, where the award may not exceed $3,000. <\/span><\/p>\n![\"horsesassaward\"](\"https:\/\/nocapx2020.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/11\/horsesassaward.jpg\" "\\"horsesassaward\\"")
<\/a>Here’s the flyer we sent that he was waving around as if it were some terrorist manifesto:<\/p>\n\n\n
\n \n \n
\n(Friday)<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n\n \n \n
\n<\/span><\/span><\/strong>&
\n<\/span>5:00 P.M. \u00e2\u20ac\u201c 8:00 P.M.<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n
\n<\/span><\/span><\/span>115 2nd Avenue Southwest
\n<\/span>Lonsdale, MN<\/span><\/td>\n\n
\n<\/span><\/span><\/strong>&
\n<\/span>5:00 P.M. \u00e2\u20ac\u201c 8:00 P.M.<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n
\n<\/span><\/span><\/span>20800 Kenrick Avenue
\n<\/span>Lakeville, MN<\/span><\/td>\n\n
\n<\/span><\/span><\/span>5616 Prairie\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s Edge Lane
\n<\/span><\/span>Granite Falls, MN 56241<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n \n
\n(Tuesday)<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n\n \n \n \n
\n<\/span><\/span><\/strong>&
\n<\/span>5:00 P.M. \u00e2\u20ac\u201c 8:00 P.M.<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n
\n<\/span><\/span><\/span>1500 East College Drive
\n<\/span>Marshall, MN<\/span><\/td>\n\n
\n<\/span><\/span><\/strong>&
\n<\/span>5:00 P.M. \u00e2\u20ac\u201c 8:00 P.M.<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n
\n<\/span><\/span>39375 County Highway 24
\n<\/span><\/span><\/span>Morton, MN<\/span><\/td>\n\n
\n<\/span><\/span>514 Main Street
\n<\/span>Henderson, MN<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"