Supervisors press how county can influence Maribel route; company points to PSC docket
Vernon County supervisors pressed Dairyland and NextEra on whether county resolutions or local action can stop or alter the proposed 765 kV route; company officials said the PSC/ CPCN docket and public intervention are the formal channels for influence and urged supervisors and landowners to intervene once the docket is filed.
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During a lengthy Q&A, several supervisors asked whether a county or single landowner can block the project or require an alternate route. Dave Egg (District 8) asked whether a county-resolution could prevent construction; presenters responded that the legal effect depends on a resolution's text and that the PSC makes the ultimate determination. "We don't decide the route — the commission does," Luke Fuller said, repeating that the CPCN docket will be the formal record the PSC weighs.
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