NPPD updates Sutherland trustees on R‑project, injunction limits some work
Aug 12, 2026
NPPD representative Paul Brune told the Board a June preliminary injunction bars soil‑disturbing activities in portions of the project area (Stapleton north to Thedford and east to Halsey), but work south of Stapleton toward the Gerald Gentleman plant continues; NPPD expects most construction in the unaffected area complete by year end.
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Paul Brune, a representative of the Nebraska Public Power District, told the Village of Sutherland Board of Trustees on Aug. 12 that a Fish and Wildlife permit had been issued for the NPPD R‑project but that a preliminary injunction issued in June limits soil‑disturbing activities in a portion of the permit area. Brune said the area affected by the injunction runs from Stapleton north to Thedford and then east to Halsey, while construction south of Stapleton toward the Gerald Gentleman plant remains unaffected.
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