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Decorah council rejects proposal to add Alliant feasibility study link to city voter-education page
Summary
The Decorah City Council voted down a proposal to include Alliant Energyfeasibility study link on the city's informational page about the March referendum; the motion failed on a 2-4 vote after council members debated impartiality, disclaimers and ethics guidance.
The Decorah City Council voted on and rejected a motion to add a link to Alliant Energyfeasibility study to the city's online voter-education materials about an upcoming ballot referendum on municipal electric utility formation, after council members said the city should keep its online materials factual and neutral.
The motion to place the Alliant study link on the city website failed on a roll call in which Councilmember Chisel and Councilmember Missalinich voted yes and Councilmember Olson, Councilmember Zittergruen, Councilmember Whittle and Councilmember Parker voted no.
Why it matters: Council members who opposed adding the link said the Concentric Energy Advisors study included assumptions and disclaimers that make it more an advocacy document than a neutral factual resource and that hosting it on the city's site could create the appearance the city endorsed a partisan position.
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