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  • Commissioners learn about carbon capture pipelines alternatives, concerns about property rights

    LuAnn Schindler, Publisher|Dec 14, 2023

    Antelope County Commissioners learned heard from two speakers, Dec. 5, about concerns with a potential carbon-capture pipeline projected to run through the northern tier of the county. Doyle Turner, of Moville, Iowa, and Trent Loos, a central Nebraska rancher also presented similar information at an informational forum, Dec. 4, in Neligh. Turner said years ago, he had invested in a company that sold carbon dioxide for "any kind of purpose you can imagine." "I knew CO2 had a lot of value. What I...

  • Loos featured at carbon pipeline, property rights forum

    LuAnn Schindler, Publisher|Nov 30, 2023

    Trent Loos, a sixth-generation rancher from central Nebraska, will be the featured speaker at Dec. 4 forum in Neligh.The event will run from 7 to 9 p.m., at the Neligh American Legion. Loos, who hosts Loos Tales, a daily radio show airing on 100 radio stations in 21 states, highlights issues facing American food producers. Now, he's fighting against carbon capture pipelines, which he says threaten property rights and food production in America's heartland. Loos has spoken in 48 states and four...

  • Antelope County zoning commission approves conditional use permit for Summit Carbon Solutions

    LuAnn Schindler, Publisher|Oct 26, 2023

    While neighboring state's officials wait to make decisions on permits for a proposed carbon-capture pipeline, Antelope County Planning and Zoning Commission members voted 6-1 to approve a conditional use permit for Summit Carbon Solutions. Bob Krutz cast the lone vote to deny the permit when the commission reconvened, Oct. 12. A public hearing for the CUP was originally held Sept. 14. During discussion after the hearing, commission members voted to continue the meeting to Oct. 5. At that...

  • Carbon pipeline CUP decision extended to Oct. 12 meeting

    LuAnn Schindler, Publisher|Oct 12, 2023

    Whether or not Antelope County Planning and Zoning Commission approves a conditional use permit for a proposed carbon-capture pipeline will wait until Thursday, at the earliest. The group is set to reconvene, Oct. 12, at 3 p.m., in the commissioners' meeting room, to discuss approval or to deny the permit. Public comment will not be heard since that portion of the process closed when the commission met Sept. 14. Chairman Greg Wortman said he had been contacted by a member of the public who...

  • PROCEEDINGS OF REGULAR MEETING HOLT COUNTY PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION

    Jul 20, 2023

    PROCEEDINGS OF REGULAR MEETING HOLT COUNTY PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION A regular meeting of the Holt County Planning and Zoning Commission was held at 7:30 p.m., on Monday, July 10, 2023, at the Holt Count Annex. Present were commission members: Grace Coleman, Mary Kaczor, Dan Grass, John Krysl, Keith May, Kevin Dekay and Marv Fritz. Absent were commission members Frank Heying and Rod Heiss. Notice of this meeting was given in advance by posting in three publications and posted in Holt County Clerk’s office. All proceedings hereafter s...

  • Commissioners learn how Iowa landowners are battling a proposed carbon-capture pipeline

    LuAnn Schindler, Publisher|May 18, 2023

    A proposed carbon-capture pipeline, scheduled to cross Antelope and Holt counties, is an example of "environmentalism gone amok," according to an Iowa resident who addressed Antelope County Commissioners, May 9. Tammy Kobza, a Nebraska native who serves as a field representative for The John Birch Society, said Nebraskans can learn a lot about landowner rights and eminent domain by watching their eastern neighbors battle Summit Carbon Solutions. The Iowa-based company seeks to construct a...

  • ANTELOPE COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS

    May 18, 2023

    PROCEEDINGS ANTELOPE COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS Neligh, Nebraska May 9, 2023 Chairman opened the meeting. Notice of meeting published as required by statute. Approved agenda. Discussed various building and maintenance issues. Approved payroll. Approved vendor claims. General: AMERITAS LIFE INS CORP ins 17,266.35; ANTELOPE CO COURT ex 85.00; ANTELOPE CO SHERIFF ex 174.17; APPEARA ex 34.70; APPLIED CONN TECH ex 5,028.70; BEAR GRAPHICS ex 982.76; BLACK HILLS ENERGY ut 1,728.05; BCBS ins 61,691.80; BOMGAARS ex 92.97; CARHART LUMBER ex 136.46;...

  • Carbon pipeline opponents share concerns with county officials

    LuAnn Schindler, Publisher|Feb 23, 2023

    Antelope County Commissioners listened to comments from opponents of a proposed carbon-capture pipeline earlier this month. Jane Kleeb, founder of Bold Nebraska, was scheduled to meet with Holt County Supervisors, Feb. 16, but a Central Nebraska snowstorm kept her from making the trek from her home in Hastings to O'Neill. Before Antelope County leaders, Kleeb outlined her organization's fight against the Keystone XL pipeline and how she worked with area landowners to protect property rights. She...

  • Holt County supervisors deny planning and zoning moratorium

    LuAnn Schindler, Publisher|Mar 24, 2022

    After existing for 42 years, Holt County's comprehensive plan will be updated. But, a proposed 18-month moratorium on industrial pipelines, wind and solar power, will not be in effect while updates take place. Supervisors voted 6-0, Wednesday, March 16, to deny the moratorium, following a public hearing in O'Neill. The moratorium request came from the county's planning and zoning commision, which voted 6-2 in favor of the moratorium, March 7, following a two-hour public hearing. At that time, la...