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Xcel Energy presents proposed 765 kV line; public presses routes, timeline and moratorium questions
Summary
Xcel Energy representatives presented materials on a proposed 765 kV transmission line; residents raised route, benefit and timing questions while the county's deputy states attorney said no legal advice would be given in the public forum.
County Commissioner Dave Miller requested a presentation from Xcel Energy. Tim Rogers and Josh Gutzman showed a PowerPoint and provided a public link to project materials; the committee cited the posted materials as the source for maps and route options.
Members of the public repeatedly interrupted the presentation with questions about why specific routes were preferred, which companies would benefit, whether mapping tools online were accurate and whether Brookings County could adopt an ordinance or a moratorium before a Public Utilities Commission filing expected in September. Deputy States Attorney Austin Oxner told attendees that "no advisement could or would be made in public meetings and the public needed to understand that answers could not be given at the time." The presentation closed without committee votes; the committee moved that the item be continued at a future meeting after members review posted materials.
