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Dear Editor, Governor Evers, and Citizens of Wisconsin:
The Federal Judge William Conley and the State Judge Jacob Frost are continuing to hold hearings to examine the lawsuits concerning the alleged biases of the Public Service Commissioners, Mike Huebsch and Rebecca Valcq, and the flawed process the PSCs used to make their decision to approve the Cardinal Hickory Creek project with the American Transmission Company to erect high voltage towers through SW Wisconsin's Driftless Area.
We need your help to speak out about the value of the Driftless Area, people's rights, and the health and welfare of SW Wisconsin. When the dates of the hearings are known they will be listed at DriftlessDefenders.com.
Please listen to the hearings online, because the judges will be aware of the number of interested parties.
The outcome of these hearings could stop the CHC/ATC project which would mean saving our economy (tourism and land value), health of the wildlife environment, individual health and rights, our way of life, and the serenity and beauty of the Driftless Area.
Laws tend to favor Big $ Business and energy companies. Laws also guarantee individual rights. Progress is one thing, way of life is another. We don't need to push one out for the other.
The biggest concern is that the high wire towers are not needed for Wisconsin's energy useage. The purpose of the CHC/ATC project is to transmit energy from the West to the East, simply passing through Wisconsin. Our local Badger Hollow Solar Farm spokesperson and their brochures state that they will be using our "existing transmission lines." They do not need the high voltage wires. The other huge problem is that this project would set a precedent for a corridor of transmission towers, as Mike Huebsch predicted as he voted for the project, "More will come."
A special note to Governor Evers.
In reviewing your campaign contributions, I found that you received
at least 59 contributions from ATC associates. Accepting this money does not mean that you have to support the CHC project. You need to support the best interest for Wisconsin and your constituents. This is the time and place to stop Big $ Business, before if is too late!

Jean Luecke
Dodgeville, WI