(Spirit Lake)– The Dickinson County Board of Supervisors this (Tues.) morning heard an update from representatives of Summit Carbon Solutions which is proposing to build a carbon dioxide pipeline through a number of counties in the region, including Dickinson. Kaylee Langrell says they’ve pushed back any construction until at least next year, pending the issuance of permits by the Iowa Utilities Board. She also updated supervisors on the number of easements that have been signed to date in Dickinson county…
Langrell did not have a break down as to how many of the easements that have been granted were by those who actually live near the proposed pipeline route. Supervisor Kim Wermersen expressed his concern over that, and more specifically, over the potential use of eminent domain to require the remainder of the land that’s needed…
Summit officials also again today (Tues.) called on supervisors not to act for now, at least, on a pipeline ordinance that will be coming to them next month from the Planning and Zoning Commission. They sited legal action Summit has taken against other counties that adopted similar ordinances. Several residents who spoke at today’s (Tues.) meeting again referred to that as a bullying tactic on the part of pipeline developers.
