ATTORNEYS FOR A HARDIN COUNTY LANDOWNER AND FOR THE COMPANY SEEKING TO BUILD A CARBON PIPELINE IN IOWA ARGUED THE CASE BEFORE THE IOWA SUPREME COURT TUESDAY NIGHT.
A DISTRICT COURT JUDGE PREVIOUSLY RULED KENT KASISCHKE DID NOT HAVE THE RIGHT TO REFUSE TO LET SURVEYORS FOR SUMMIT CARBON SOLUTIONS ON HIS PROPERTY.
BRIAN JORDE — KASISCHKE’S ATTORNEY — SAYS IT’S A VIOLATION OF THE CONSTITUTION TO GRANT A PRIVATE COMPANY ACCESS TO KASISCHKE’S LAND BEFORE THE PROJECT HAS BEEN APPROVED BY STATE REGULATORS.
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RYAN KOOPMANS, THE ATTORNEY REPRESENTING SUMMIT, SAYS SURVEYORS FOR PRIVATE COMPANIES PLOTTING OUT PROJECTS HAVE HAD THE RIGHT TO SURVEY IOWA LAND SINCE 1851:
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KOOPMANS SAYS IF THE JUSTICES RULE IN THE LANDOWNER’S FAVOR, IT WOULD PREVENT UTILITIES AND OTHER PRIVATE COMPANIES, AS WELL AS STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENTS, FROM SURVEYING PROPERTY:
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JORDE URGED THE JUSTICES TO LIMIT THEIR DECISION TO A SECTION OF STATE LAW THAT DEALS WITH HAZARDOUS LIQUID PIPELINES.
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SEVERAL COUNTY BOARDS OF SUPERVISORS HAVE PASSED RESOLUTIONS SUPPORTING LOCAL LANDOWNERS WHO DO NOT WANT THE PIPELINE BUILT ON THEIR LAND.
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