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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...
NOTICE OF CONTINUED HEARING ANTELOPE COUNTY PLANNING COMMMISSION Notice is hereby given that at the Antelope County Planning Commission meeting on Oct.5, 2023, the Planning Commission moved to continue deliberation of the Conditional Use Permit 2303-Summit Carbon Solutions/SCS Carbon Transport LLC, for the purpose of a carbon dioxide pipeline, to Oct. 12, 2023, in the county board of commissioner’s meeting room in the Antelope County Courthouse Annex at 3 p.m. The public hearing was closed on Sept. 14, 2023. The agenda is kept continuously c...
NOTICE OF CONTINUED HEARING ANTELOPE COUNTY PLANNING COMMISSION Notice is hereby given that at the Antelope County Planning Commission meeting on Sept. 14, 2023, after closing the public hearing, the commission moved to continue deliberation of the Conditional Use Permit 2303-Summit Carbon Solutions, for the purpose of a carbon dioxide pipeline, to Oct. 5, 2023, in the county board of commissioner’s meeting room in the Antelope County Courthouse Annex at 3 p.m. The agenda is kept continuously current and is available for public inspection at t...
NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING ANTELOPE COUNTY PLANNING COMMISSION The Antelope County Planning Commission will hold a public hearing on Thursday, Sept. 14, 2023, in the county board of commissioner’s meeting room in the Antelope County Courthouse Annex at 4 p.m. The public hearing will be regarding the Conditional Use Permit 2303-Summit Carbon Solutions for the purpose of a carbon dioxide pipeline in the following areas: Sherman Township Sections 31-32; Garfield Township Sections 1-5; Royal Township Sections 6-9, 14-16, 23-24; Ellsworth Township S...
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...
Like a car racing along the interstate, exiting onto a highway, and finally reaching the family farm along a dusty gravel road, our blood circulates inside our bodies. There are the major blood vessels, such as the aorta running out of the heart and there are the tiny capillaries allowing blood cells, one at a time, to carry oxygen and nutrients to all the cells in our bodies. The network of capillaries is so complex it is estimated there are over 40 billion in one person and, if stretched out...
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...
After sifting line by line through proposed zoning regulations, Holt County Supervisors approved changes for regulations regarding pipelines, carbon pipelines and wind energy. Proposed regulations for solar energy were sent back to the county's planning and zoning board for additional information during the Nov. 16 meeting. Pipeline regulations Proposed regulations update the definition of pipeline to include crude oil, tar sands and affluents. Per regulations, a pipeline will be "any pipe with...
A decision on proposed planning and zoning regulations in Holt County will wait until at least Nov. 16. That's the next time county supervisors will meet in regular session, at 9:45 a.m., at the courthouse in O'Neill. For more than two and one-half hours area residents presented testimony, covering carbon dioxide pipelines, solar farms and wind energy, during an Oct. 31 public hearing. At the conclusion, county lawmakers failed to advance a motion, by Doug Frahm, which would have accepted all...
Proposed zoning regulations for solar, wind energy and carbon pipeline development will be discussed during a public hearing, Monday, Oct. 31, at the Holt County Courthouse in O'Neill. The hearing is scheduled to begin at 1:30 p.m. Planning and zoning commission members have focused on developing new or revising current regulations as they work through the county's comprehensive plan, which was written in 1980. The commission is working with Marvin Planning Associates, of David City, to assist...
Holt County Supervisors will contemplate additions and changes to planning and zoning regulations during an Oct. 31 public hearing at the courthouse in O’Neill. Planning and zoning officer Mike Durre told supervisors, during the board’s Sept. 29 meeting, five regulations will be under consideration, including language about unregistered wells; setbacks; crude oil, tarsands, and affluents; carbon dioxide pipelines; solar farms and wind energy. Planning and zoning board member Mary Kaczor sai...
Antelope County Commissioners listened to updates about the proposed Midwest Carbon Express pipeline, Sept. 13, during the board's regular monthly meeting. Derrick Montgomery was scheduled to present on behalf of Summit Carbon Solutions; however, due to illness, Ben Fuller, a relationship manager with the Iowa-based company, gave an overview of the project. He provided commissioners with handouts, including a map of the county and a few pages including tax information. Summit Carbon Solutions...
Summit Carbon Solutions representatives met with area landowners, May 18, in the former Orchard School building, to answer questions about a potential carbon dioxide pipeline slated for construction in the area. Jake Ketzner, vice president of government and public affairs at Summit Carbon, opened the meeting with a brief overview of the new carbon pipeline that would cut through Iowa, Nebraska, South Dakota and North Dakota, if approved. The Ames, Iowa-based company plans to run the pipeline th...
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...
Editor’s note: In last week’s edition of SAM, the jump for this story was not included. We are running the article in its entirety and regret the error. After hearing public comment on a proposed moratorium, March 7, Holt County Planning and Zoning Commission members voted 6-2 to recommend an 18-month moratorium on all industrial pipeline, wind and solar power development to Holt County Supervisors. Commission member Mary Kaczor told an audience of more than 35 individuals, that the cou...
After hearing public comment on a proposed moratorium Monday evening, Holt County planning and zoning commission members voted 6-2 to recommend an 18-month moratorium on all industrial pipeline, wind and solar power development to Holt County Supervisors. Commission member Mary Kaczor told an audience of more than 35 individuals, that the county’s current comprehensive plan was written in 1980. “It’s totally out of date,” she said. The commission has hired Marvin Planning Associates, of David Ci...
Details about a proposed pipeline that would push carbon dioxide from ethanol plants in Nebraska and surrounding states to North Dakota were presented to county officials during December meetings in Antelope and Holt counties. Dayton Murty, representing Summit Carbon Solutions, an Ames, Iowa-based company, provided on overview of the pipeline and outlined environmental and economic benefits, to Antelope County Commissioners on Dec. 7 and Dec. 30, to Holt County Supervisors. If the pipeline is...
A handful of Holt County residents shared concerns about a proposed CO2 pipeline with supervisors during Holt County's Dec. 30 meeting. Diana Steskal, of Atkinson, said landowners are asking supervisors to research pipelines and Summit Carbon Solutions before making any decisions. "We'd like the supervisors to ask the Summit company for an open public meeting, to inform the citizens about the pipeline and let the citizens ask questions," Steskal said. Construction practices, land reclamation,...
Antelope County Commissioners approved redistricting plans, Tuesday, although a final map, with township boundaries and village overlays will not be available until Dec. 17. Commissioners listened to Josie Schafer, from the University of Nebraska-Omaha Center for Public Affairs Research, discuss how districts were proposed, based on compactness and equalized population. Two changes from previous district lines include Neligh, which will use Highway 275 as a dividing line, and Orchard, which...
Governor’s Misinformation Campaign on ‘30 x 30 Plan’ To the editor: Not long ago the secretary of agriculture announced a bold initiative that would cut the environmental footprint of US agriculture in half by the year 2050. The date was Feb. 20, 2020. The cabinet official was the Trump administration’s Sonny Perdue. Governor Pete Ricketts had little, if anything, to say about the ambitious “New Innovation Initiative for USDA” at the time, even though its objectives included radical goals for “conserving sensitive and marginal lands to enha...
As the clock nears midnight on New Year's Eve, many pop the cork on a bottle of bubbly, offering a toast to new beginnings. What makes the popular French luxury a must-have when the clock ticks midnight? The sparkling wine's roots feature an embodiment of religion and royalty. In the fifth century, wine from the Champagne region in France was used during the baptism of King Clovis. While the wine used more than likely wasn't of the sparkling variety, it resembled a chardonnay or pinot noir....
