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County approves Grain Belt Express road use agreement

By Greg Bebermeyer

09/20/2024

Doniphan Co Courthouse

(KNZA)--The Doniphan County Commission has approved a road use agreement for construction of the Grain Belt Express transmission line.

According to the unofficial meeting minutes, the Commission took the action when they met Monday after consultation with County Attorney Charles Baskins.

Chicago-based Invenergy representative Jason Brown met with the Commission to seek approval of the agreement.

The about 800-mile line will deliver up to 4,000 megawatts of wind-generated power from southwest Kansas to eastern states. The line will go through 14 Kansas counties—including Doniphan.

Brown told the Commission that 97 percent of the land for the project has been acquired and construction is slated to begin in the fourth quarter of 2025.

In addition to the road use agreement, Brown explained that a a one-time Construction Mitigation Impact Payment would be made to the county in the amount of $7,500 per mile. Doniphan County has a proposed route of just over 21 miles. The Construction Mitigation Impact payment would be in place of a Payment in Lieu of Tax agreement.

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