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Hibbing council agrees to locally handle HPU transmission-route permit
Summary
The Hibbing City Council voted to recognize local jurisdiction over a route permit for the Hibbing Public Utilities Southern Interconnect Transmission Project, sending the application back to the planning commission for conditional-use review and environmental review under local process.
The Hibbing City Council on July 16 voted to accept local jurisdiction over a route permit for the Hibbing Public Utilities (HPU) Southern Interconnect Transmission Project, a step that routes further review to the city's planning commission rather than to the Minnesota Public Utilities Commission in Saint Paul.
The decision came after a presentation by Lisa Crum, an energy law attorney representing HPU, who told the council the project would "increase Hibbing's electric reliability and support future economic growth in the city of Hibbing." The council approved resolution 25-07-06 recognizing the city's jurisdiction; the planning commission will next consider a…
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