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Nemaha Co approves resolution opposing transmission corridor

By Greg Bebermeyer

10/17/2024

Nemaha County Courthouse

(KMZA)--The Nemaha County Commission has approved a resolution opposing a proposed five-mile wide electric transmission line corridor that would run through the county and placing a moratorium on the project until certain conditions are met.

The Commission unanimously approved the resolution at their October 7th meeting.

In May, the U.S. Department of Energy unveiled a list of 10 potential corridors--a designation that would allow the federal government to expedite the development of electric grid expansion projects in those areas.

One of the proposed corridors--the Midwest Plains Corridor--would run locally through Marshall, Nemaha, Brown and Doniphan Counties.

The proposal would allow the federal government to take land through eminent domain, which the resolution says would have a devastating impact on Nemaha County's tax base and the local agricultural community.

The resolution places a moratorium on the project until the Department of Energy provides the county with three studies proving no health hazards exist to water sources in the county, assumes liability for all hazards associated with the project and resolves how the agency is going to compensate the county for the loss of tax revenue.

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