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Supervisors approve MidAmerican Energy easement along Great Western Trail with conservation conditions
Summary
The board approved a 20-foot electric easement request from MidAmerican Energy along the Great Western Trail for utility stabilization; approval included a contingency to adopt conservation department recommendations about reseeding disturbed areas with native prairie species.
The Warren County Board of Supervisors voted to grant MidAmerican Energy Company a 20-foot easement parallel to the Great Western Trail to allow installation of guy wires and related access for electrical upgrades extending toward a data center corridor.
County staff reported MidAmerican needs to stabilize existing poles by installing guy wires; the company requested a 20-foot easement along Southeast 305th Street north to Arilla that would cross properties managed by county conservation staff. County conservation leaders and Don Bowman reviewed the proposed route; the Warren County Conservation Board recommended approval.
Supervisors and conservation staff discussed maintenance within the easement. County staff said MidAmerican will place guy wires 13 feet from pole bases and the larger 20-foot easement is intended to provide ingress and egress for maintenance. Conservation staff requested that any disturbed ground be reseeded to native prairie species rather than left as a mowed strip.
A motion to approve the easement included a contingency to adopt recommendations from the conservation department regarding reseeding and maintenance. Board members said they expected MidAmerican to coordinate with conservation staff on reseeding plans and on repairs after any maintenance activities.
The board approved the motion by roll call. Supervisors observed that adding the easement could improve coordination with a community development coordinator and that the county will seek assurances about post-construction restoration and long-term maintenance practices.
