Jeff Foster is running for county supervisor
“eff Foster, of New Sharon, is running for a seat on the Mahaska County Board of Supervisors to be involved in decisions that affect county residents. Foster, 46, is a Democrat who is running against…
Appel: No eminent domain for pipeline
“Democratic candidate for Congress Staci Appel says she is opposed to the use of eminent domain to construct a pipeline that would carry North Dakota crude oil across 17 Iowa counties en route to Illinois….
Two legislators oppose eminent domain for pipeline
“Two key Iowa lawmakers say they are opposing the use of eminent domain to obtain easements on private property to construct an 1,100-mile Bakken oil pipeline that would cross through 17 Iowa counties. Sen. Robert…
Rock Island Loses Big Island Tax Case
“The judge says the city’s arguments fail on two big points. The first, the city argued it has the ability to condemn a portion of the levee using its eminent domain powers. The judge writes…
Jury deliberations in eminent domain trial could begin today
“Jury deliberations are expected to begin this afternoon in the eminent domain trial between plaintiffs Tim and Annette Bice and the defendant, the city of Clinton. The plaintiffs’ attorney, Michael McCarthy, and the city’s attorney,…
CCRC moving forward with reservoir land acquisition, even with appeal
“That’s what Clarke County Reservoir Commission (CCRC) is hoping for with unanimously deciding to still move forward in the land acquisition process for the reservoir (lake) project at Squaw Creek Watershed, even though an appeal…
Wind Power Without Force
“A merchant transmission line with 13-16 story towers and an easement lane the width of a football field or more for 500 miles is what Rock Island Clean Lines wants to build. The amount of…
Be skeptical of Clean Line deal
“I am on the board of the Preservation of Rural Iowa Alliance, a nonprofit organization formed to opposed the transmission line proposed by Rock Island Clean Line, or RICL. The intended 375-mile route through Iowa…
It’s wrong to force us to sell power easements
“Rock Island Clean Line is a proposed 3,500-megawatt direct current transmission line that would carry wind energy from yet-to-be-built wind turbines in northwest Iowa to near Chicago to provide electricity to yet-to-be-determined customers. The output…
TWO VIEWS: Use of eminent domain would set dangerous precedent
“The Preservation of Rural Iowa Alliance (PRIA) was formed July 26, 2013, to assist landowners, tenants, families, businesses and community members in finding more information on how to stop the proposed Rock Island Clean Line…