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Illinois Commerce Commission approves transportation orders, dismisses several eminent-domain petitions
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Summary
At a Dec. 4 special open meeting, the Illinois Commerce Commission approved railroad public-safety and trespassing-prevention orders, granted motor-carrier certificates and towing-license renewals, and granted motions to dismiss three eminent-domain petitions after parties reached agreements.
The Illinois Commerce Commission on Dec. 4 approved a package of transportation orders, dismissed three eminent-domain petitions after motions to dismiss, and granted motor-carrier certificates and license renewals during a special open meeting called under the Open Meetings Act.
Chair Scott opened the meeting, confirmed a quorum and said there were no requests to speak. "We will start with the transportation agenda, beginning with the approval of minutes," the chair said. After edits were noted to the Nov. 6 transportation meeting minutes, the commission approved the minutes "as edited."
The commission considered railroad items RR-1 through RR-3 together. Chair Scott said those items concern public-safety improvements and trespassing-prevention projects near rail crossings in Illinois; the orders approved stipulated agreements between the named parties and were approved with no objections.
On Item RR-4, a petition seeking approval to take property in St. Clair County by eminent domain, the parties filed a joint motion to dismiss stating that the issues had been resolved by mutual agreement. Chair Scott asked for objections and, hearing none, granted the motion to dismiss with prejudice.
Item RR-5, a petition concerning property in Winnebago County, was the subject of a motion to dismiss filed by the Illinois Department of Transportation indicating the parties had resolved the dispute. The commission approved the motion to dismiss without prejudice.
Item RR-6 addressed a dispute over the safety of an underground installation of fiber-optic cable lines at a rail crossing in Knox County. According to the record, i3 Broadband LLC filed a motion to dismiss after BNSF approved the proposed installation; the commission approved the motion to dismiss without prejudice.
The meeting then turned to motor-carrier matters. Items MC-1 through MC-4 were applications for certificates of public convenience and necessity under the Illinois Commercial Transportation Law; the commission approved the orders granting the applications. Items MC-5 and MC-6 were renewal requests for commercial relocation towing licenses under Section 401 of the Illinois Commercial Relocation of Trespassing Vehicles Law; those renewals were approved. Item MC-7 was a citation proceeding against Top Service Transport, Inc.; the commission accepted a stipulated settlement agreement and approved the order.
Chair Scott closed the transportation agenda by stating, "This concludes our transportation agenda." No public comments were recorded during the session and the audio ends shortly after the transportation business was concluded.
Authorities cited in the meeting record include the Open Meetings Act and references to the Illinois Commercial Transportation Law and the Illinois Commercial Relocation of Trespassing Vehicles Law (Section 401).