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Dickinson County Supervisors Hear Pipeline Concerns/Moratorium Request

November 14, 2023 Steve Schwaller

(Spirit Lake)– The Dickinson County Board of Supervisors today again heard concerns about the proposed Summit Carbon Solutions pipeline which would run through a portion of the county. Dennis Jackson owns land through which the line would pass. He requested Dickinson county officials adopt an ordinance similar to one recently approved in Emmet county regulating the use of rights-of-way…

“So I think if you see that and maybe there’s some things in there that we can do to upgrade the ordinance in Dickinson county.”

Jackson also requested the county implement a moratorium on the proposed pipeline…

“On October 16th, ’23, Henry county, in eastern Iowa, passed a resolution for a two year moratorium on CO2 pipelines, until the federal agency completes their review on updated standards to ensure the safest pipeline be constructed. We would like you to consider the same type of a resolution for Dickinson county.”

While there was some interest expressed in reviewing the right-of-way ordinance from Emmet county, the supervisors gave no indication as to whether or not the moratorium request is something they may consider.