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THIS PAGE SPONSORED BY PETERSON ANTHONY INSURANCE
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06/05/2012
THE MARTIN COUNTY ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY MONDAY HEARD ABOUT A PLAN TO INSTALL A 345 KV ELECTRIC TRANSMISSION LINE ACROSS THE COUNTY SOMETIME IN THE FUTURE. LISA BROGHAMMER A SPOKESPERSON FOR I T C MIDWEST - AN OFFSHOOT OF ALLIANT ENERGY- HAS PLANS FOR THE LINE THAT WILL EXTEND 77 MILES FROM LAKEFIELD TO WINNEBAGO. I T C COMPLETED A PROJECT LAST YEAR THAT RAISED TRANSMISSION LINES OVER FOX LAKE AND ARE DOING THE SAME THIS YEAR AT LAKE CHARLOTTE TO BRING THOSE LINES INTO COMPLIANCE THE 35 FOOT LIMIT NEEDED TO ALLOW FOR PASSAGE OF SAILBOATS UNDERNEATH THEM.
LISA BROGHAMMER SAID HER COMPNAY WANTED TO ALERT THE COUNTY AUTHORITY ABOUT THE PLANS SINCE THEY WOULD IN SOME FORM BE A PARTNER WITH THE COUNTY IN ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT. THE PLAN ALSO CALLED FOR PURCHASE OF PROPERTY SOUTH OF WINNEBAGO TO BUILD A SUBSTATION FOR THE PROJECT THAT WOULD EVENTUALLY EXTEND SOUTH INTO IOWA. THE EXACT START TIME FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE LINE WOUDL BE DETERMINED AFTER A ROUTE STUDY IS COMPLETE . THEN THERE WOULD BE LOCAL PUBLIC MEETINGS SCHEDULED BEFORE THE STATE PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION WOULD GET INVOLVED AS WELL HAS HEARINGS BY THE DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE. MS. BROGHAMMER SAY THAT I T C HOPES TO BE TRANSPORTING ELECTRICITY ALONG THE LINE BY SOMETIME IN 2015. SHE WILL BE APPEARING BEFORE THE MARTIN COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS IN THE NEAR FUTURE.
IN OTHER BUSINESS THE M C E D APPROVED A PLAN TO CONTINUE WITH THE CURRENT BUSINESS MODEL BASED ON PAST SUCCESS AND THE VALUE IT BRINGS FROM AN ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT STANDPOINT AND CONSIDERATION FOR BUDGET CONSTRAINTS. THE AUTHORITY VOTED TO CONTINUE WITH BRINGING ON INDEPENDENT CONTRACTORS INCLUDING THE US E OF LOCAL BUSINESS PROFESSIONALS TO BE USED AS BUSINESS CONSULTANTS FOR THE BUSINESS FACILITATION PROGRAM. THE E D A APPROVED DEVELOPING A LIST OF POTENTIAL LOCAL INDIVIDUALS WHO HAVE THE EXPERTISE AND SKILLS TO WORK WITH CLIENTS. REGIONAL CENTER ENTREPRENURIAL FACILITATIONS AND THE E D A WILL BE INVOLVED IN THE RECRUITMENT OF INDEPENDENT CONTRACTORS TO BE USED FOR BUSINESS FACILITATION PURPOSES AND WILL CONTINUE TO RECRUIT AND ASSIGN WORK FOR INTERNS FOR VARIOUS PROJECTS IN THE COUNTY AS NEEDED.
THE M C E D A DID APPROVE A 650 DOLLAR SCHOLARSHIP FOR VAL JEPSEN- MARTIN COUNTY MENTORING NETWORK COORDINATOR- TO PARTICIPATE IN THE 2012-13 MARTIN COUNTY LEADERSHIP PROGRAM.
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ROD HALVORSEN
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