DATCP to hold November meetings on CHC power line proposal

Farmers whose land may be affected by the proposed Cardinal-Hickory Creek power line in southwest Wisconsin should attend one of three November meetings, where they will be able to talk with staff from the Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection, the organization preparing an agricultural impact statement for the project.

American Transmission Co., ITC Midwest and Dairyland Power Cooperative have applied to the Wisconsin Public Service Commission to build a new substation and an electric transmission line from Middleton in Dane County to Dubuque County, Iowa. Whether or not the project will be built and the route for the 345 kilovolt line will be determined by the Wisconsin PSC. Staff from the Commission and DNR will also be at these meetings for questions and comments....