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Resident urges 2,000-foot transmission-line setback; county subcommittee studying issue
Summary
A Brookings County resident told commissioners the county should adopt a 2,000-foot setback for high-voltage transmission lines similar to Deuel County and urged the commission to act after forming a subcommittee to study the matter.
During citizen comments on July 21, Brookings County resident Steve January told the commission that Deuel County has enacted a 2,000-foot setback for high-voltage transmission lines and questioned the purpose of the county subcommittee studying the issue. He asked the commission to pass an ordinance establishing the same 2,000-foot setback.
The comment was recorded during the public-comment portion of the meeting; commissioners made no final decision at the time and the minutes note the existence of a subcommittee studying transmission-line siting issues. The item may return to the commission for further discussion or ordinance drafting following subcommittee findings.
Why it matters: setbacks for transmission lines affect siting, property values, and county land-use regulations; public pressure may accelerate local rulemaking or advisory recommendations from the study subcommittee.
