USDA - Rural Utilities Service Correspondence Copyright 2014
City of Dubuque Consent Items # 16.
ITEM TITLE: USDA- Rural Utilities Service
SUMMARY: Correspondence from the U.S. Department of Agriculture
Rural Utilities Service informing the City of public scoping
meetings on December 6 & 7, 2016 to solicit comments for
the proposed Cardinal-Hickory Creek 345-kV electric
transmission line connecting Dane County, Wisconsin, and
Dubuque County, Iowa.
SUGGESTED DISPOSITION: Suggested Disposition: Receive and File
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Rural Utilities Service Roy D. BUOI ' �ffte
Mayor-City of Dubuque
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1400 Independence 50 West 13th St i-°ttuque-, IA
Ave SW,Room 2242 Dubuque, IA 52001
Stop 1571
Washington,DC Dear Mayor Buol,
20250
The U.S. Department of Agriculture Rural Utilities Service (RUS)will host public scoping
Voice 202.720.1649 meetings, in an open house format, on December 6 and 7, 2016 to solicit comments for the
Fax 202.690.0649 proposed Cardinal-Hickory Creek 345-kV electric transmission line that would extend
approximately 125 miles, connecting Dane County,Wisconsin, and Dubuque County, Iowa (see
enclosed map). More specifically, the line would originate in the Cardinal Substation in
Wisconsin and terminate at the Hickory Creek Substation in Iowa. In addition, a new
intermediate 345/138 kV substation would be constructed near the Village of Montfort, in either
Grant or Iowa County.
The RUS is hosting the public meetings to obtain feedback on the scope of the environmental
review for the project as part of the federal environmental review process required by the
National Environmental Policy Act(NEPA), to be used to prepare the draft Environmental Impact
Statement(EIS) for the proposed project. The meeting details are listed below.
Date Location Time Address
December 6, 2016 Peosta, Iowa 4:00-7:00 p.m. 7896 Burds Road
Peosta Community Center Peosta, IA 53068
December 7, 2016 Barneveld,Wisconsin 4:00-7:00 p.m. 401 West Industrial Drive
Deer Valley Lodge Barneveld,WI 53507
Scoping meetings were previously held in Iowa and Wisconsin on October 31-November 3,
2016. An additional meeting was added in Iowa to meet notification requirements. Based on
public input, an additional meeting also was added in Wisconsin in order to give the public more
opportunities to review the project.
If you have any questions, feel free to contact Dennis Rankin at 202-720-1953 or at
dennis.rankin@wdc.usda.gov. Additional information about the project, including project reports,
can be found at the following websites:
http://www.rd.usda.gov/publications/environmental-studies/impact-statements
http://www.cardinal-hickorycreek.com/.
Sincerely,
Greg Poremba, Signatory on behalf of RUS
Cardinal-Hickory Creek EIS Project Manager
SWCA Environmental Consultants
Enclosure
USDA is an equal opportunity provider and employer.
If you wish to file a Civil Rights program complaint of discrimination,complete the USDA Program Discrimination Complaint Form,found
online at http://www.ascr.usda.gov/complaint_filing_cust.html,or at any USDA office,or call(866)632-9992 to request the form.You may
also write a letter containing all of the information requested in the form.Send your completed complaint form or letter to us by mail at
U.S.Department of Agriculture,Director,Office of Adjudication,1400 Independence Avenue,S.W.,Washington,D.C.20250-9410,by fax
(202)690-7442 or email at program.intake@usda.gov.
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