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| 5/19/2010 6:00:00 PM | Email this article • Print this article | May 20 deadline for submitting suggestions on CapX2020 project
CANNON FALLS - The Minnesota Office of Energy Security (MOES) is holding meetings to get public comment about the proposed CapX 2020 high voltage transmission line that may come down Highway 52 from a proposed new substation in Hampton to a proposed new substation in the Pine Island area before heading to Alma, Wisconsin.
The City of Zumbrota has asked that the power line be diverted to the west, off of Highway 52 from County Road 7 past Zumbrota, before it returns to the highway so that it does not intefere with future city development.
On May 5 there was a meeting in Pine Island. One woman asked if wind companies could hook onto the transmission line and she was told that they could. More information about the meeting can be found in the Pine Island EDA update in this edition of the paper.
On May 6 a meeting was held in Cannon Falls where there was discussion about diverting the line away from the Highway 52/19 interchange. That is because MnDot requests that power lines go around and not through interchanges.
To divert the line around the interchange would mean that it would come very close to businesses like Sandstrom Auto and Truck Repair, St. Paul's Lutheran Church and School, and a number of residences. Those who would be affected by the change voiced their concerns and asked if an alternative route could be considered.
Matt Langan, permit manager with MOES said that MnDot sometimes grants hardship routing variances if the hardship can be proven. The result would be a change of the proposed route. He told those with concerns to write detailed comments about why they want the line diverted away from their property and to submit detailed alternative routes.
Comments and suggestions from all citizens who are affected by the Hampton to Alma portion of the CapX 2020 project will be accepted until May 20.
Detailed maps of the proposed preferred route and an alternative proposed route are available at capx2020.com and at energy facilities.puc.state.mn.us.
Comments can be submitted to matthew.langan@state.mn.us. or at 85 7th Place East, Suite 500, St. Paul, MN, 551010-2198.
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Reader Comments
Posted: Sunday, May 23, 2010
Article comment by:
Carol Overland
Another site for information about what's proposed is www.nocapx2020.info. There will be another opportunity for public comment when the Draft EIS is released -- that's several months, maybe six months out.
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