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Holt County supervisors deny pipeline construction permit

TransCanada attorney alludes to potential litigation

Six Holt County supervisors listened as nearly 50 citizens presented testimony last Friday afternoon.

A public hearing regarding TC Energy's application for a pipeline construction permit was held in the district courtroom at the Holt County courthouse. Pipeline opponents, from elementary students to 90-year-old grandparents, packed the courtroom, filling approximately 100 seats, and spilled out to the second-floor hallway.

Speakers were called in order of sign-up, which had begun in the morning at the county clerk's office. Each was allowed three minutes on the floor. As the hearing began, 41...

 
 

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