Illinois Commerce Commission Advises Grain Belt Express Public Hearings Are For Directly Affected Citizens

The ICC's press release about the upcoming Grain Belt Express public hearings makes clear who should attend the hearings:

The hearings are set in communities in the western, central and eastern portions of the state in order to reach out to Illinoisans who would be directly affected by the proposed transmission line. As proposed, the line would run through Pike, Scott, Greene, Macoupin, Montgomery, Christian, Shelby, Cumberland and Clark counties.

Hear that, Clean Line?  The hearings are for ILLINOISANS WHO ARE DIRECTLY AFFECTED BY THE TRANSMISSION LINES.  They are not for bussed in, hungry, college students (which are at a premium during the summer months anyhow), and they are not for flown in company executives who stand to profit from supplying components for the project.  They're probably not even for vans full of out-of-work union guys who have no specialized skills in building HVDC transmission lines.

So, there will be none of this:

And certainly none of this:

So, for those folks who ARE ILLINOISANS DIRECTLY AFFECTED BY THE TRANSMISSION LINES, this hearing "forum" is for you!

The forums will have two parts; the first part of the forum will be an opportunity for the public to provide oral and/or written comments into the record. This portion will last for 90 minutes and each speaker will have a 3-minute time limit. After the public comment portion, ICC staff will conduct an informal question and answer session.
The dates, times and location for the Public Forums are:
Tuesday, July 28 at 5 p.m. at the Pike/Scott County Farm Bureau office at 1301 East Washington in Pittsfield.
Wednesday, July 29 at 9:30 a.m. in the Pana Junior High Auditorium, 203 W. 8th Street in Pana.
Wednesday, July 29 at 4 p.m. at the Gerald R. Forsythe Performing Arts Center, Marshall Junior High School, 806 N. 6th Street in Marshall.

Don't let Clean Line steal YOUR seat at the forum!  Arrive early, sign in with the clerk if you wish to speak, and take a seat.

Note to Clean Line:  Don't embarrass yourself again.  Just.Don't.Do.It.