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Mercer County approves Minnesota Power 230-kV transmission line zoning case
Summary
The Mercer County Commission unanimously approved zoning case 25-09-01 to allow Minnesota Power to install a 0.3-mile, 230-kilovolt transmission line in Section 36 (T141N, R88W). The approval followed a rescinded motion and a subsequent clean motion to approve “as presented.”
The Mercer County Commission on Oct. 1 unanimously approved zoning case 25-09-01, clearing Minnesota Power to construct a 0.3-mile, 230-kilovolt transmission line in Section 36, T141N, R88W of the fifth principal meridian in Mercer County.
Commissioner Casey Voigt moved to approve the zoning application “as presented,” Commissioner Jamee Folk seconded, and the board voted aye. An earlier motion by Commissioner Rick Bauman on the same item was rescinded before the final approval.
Representatives from Minnesota Power were listed in the meeting record as present. The minutes do not report any conditions or recorded opposition to the application. The county’s procedural record shows the board handled the item during regular business and completed the formal motion and vote at the meeting.
Because the minutes record only the board action and not any appeals or follow-up conditions, the approval stands as the county’s recorded decision and will be part of the official zoning records for Mercer County.
