Officials with the state Public Service Commission -- from left, chief of staff Carrie Templeton, Chairwoman Rebecca Valcq, chief legal counsel Cynthia Smith and Commissioner Ellen Nowak -- discuss the proposed Cardinal-Hickory Creek power line at an August meeting. The PSC voted 3-0 to approve the controversial project, which is expected to cost about $492 million.
Residents from the town of Springdale -- from left, Nancy Mofett, Aimee Gauger, Les Mofett and Connie Fox, who opposed the project -- gather Tuesday after the PSC's vote.
This electrical substation in the town of Middleton will be the point where the Cardinal-Hickory Creek transmission line will start, heading west toward Dubuque, Iowa.
Officials with the state Public Service Commission -- from left, chief of staff Carrie Templeton, Chairwoman Rebecca Valcq, chief legal counsel Cynthia Smith and Commissioner Ellen Nowak -- discuss the proposed Cardinal-Hickory Creek power line at an August meeting. The PSC voted 3-0 to approve the controversial project, which is expected to cost about $492 million.
This electrical substation in the town of Middleton will be the point where the Cardinal-Hickory Creek transmission line will start, heading west toward Dubuque, Iowa.
Residents from the town of Springdale -- from left, Nancy Mofett, Aimee Gauger, Les Mofett and Connie Fox, who opposed the project -- gather Tuesday after the PSC's vote.