The public meetings hosted by the U.S. Department of Agriculture Rural Utilities Service (RUS) for the Cardinal-Hickory Creek 345-kV Transmission Line Project (C-HC Project) Draft Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) have been postponed due to the partial Federal Government shutdown. The cancelled meetings are listed below and will be rescheduled once the Federal Government reopens.
Cardinal-Hickory Creek Draft EIS Public Meetings that have been Canceled
| Date | Location | Time | Venue |
| Tuesday, January 22 | Peosta, Iowa | 1-3pm | Peosta Community Center
7896 Burds Rd. Peosta, IA 52068 |
| Tuesday, January 22 | Guttenberg, Iowa | 6-8pm | Guttenberg Municipal Building
502 S. First St. |
| Wednesday, January 23 | Cassville, Wisconsin | 5-7pm | Cassville Middle School Cafeteria
715 E Amelia St. Cassville, WI 53806 |
| Thursday, January 24 | Dodgeville, Wisconsin | 5-7pm | Dodger Bowl Banquet Hall
318 King St. Dodgeville, WI 53533 |
| Monday, January 28 | Barneveld, Wisconsin | 5-7pm | Deer Valley Lodge
401 West Industrial Dr. Barneveld, WI 53507 |
| Tuesday, January 29 | Middleton, Wisconsin | 5-7pm | Madison Marriott West
1313 John Q Hammons Dr. Middleton, WI 53562 |
RUS will notify the public of the new meeting dates once they are scheduled.
The scoping report, Draft EIS, and other project documentation can be found on the RUS website:
http://www.rd.usda.gov/publications/environmental-studies/impact-statements
Public comments are still being collected for the C-HC Project Draft EIS via the following options:
1. Email written comments to: [email protected]
2. Mail comments to: SWCA Environmental Consultants
Attn: Cardinal-Hickory Creek EIS
80 Emerson Lane, Suite 1306
Bridgeville, PA 15017
Public comments become part of the project’s official administrative record.
For further information about the Draft EIS, contact:
| Dennis Rankin
Rural Utilities Service Co-Project Manager 202-720-1953 |
Lauren Cusick
Rural Utilities Service Co-Project Manager 202-720-1414 |
Additional information about the project can be found on the Utilities’ website:
http://www.cardinal-hickorycreek.com/
Sincerely,
Coleman Burnett, on behalf of RUS
Environmental Planner/Senior Project Manager
SWCA Environmental Consultants