GREAT BEND, Kan. (KSNW)—On Tuesday night, leaders of three central Kansas counties will meet to discuss a proposed energy corridor that has landowners concerned.
The National Interest Electric Transmission Corridor (NIETC) is a route designated by the federal government to expand projects to transport electricity. The federal proposal could take a five-mile-wide path of land through Kansas or future energy transmission needs.
County commissioners from Barton, Russell, and Pawnee counties are hearing concerns from residents. Many residents are worried that their land will be taken through the eminent domain.
“They want to know that their family’s safe, or that their business, if it runs across a business, that their business is safe,” said Barton County District 2 Commissioner Barb Esfeld.
KSN’s Payton Steiner is in Great Bend for the meeting. Tune into KSN News at 10 for his report.
