Concerned Citizens of Scott County is inviting the public to attend a Tuesday, Nov. 17 evidentiary hearing in downtown Davenport on the controversial plan of Central Iowa Power Cooperative (CIPCO), which wants to build a $400-million, 240-megawatt natural gas plant near Maysville on prime farmland.
After the Scott County Board of Supervisors voted last February 4-0 to reject it, CIPCO appealed directly to the state (Docket No. GCU-2026-0001) to override the local decision.
The Iowa Utilities Commission (IUC) will hold a formal hearing at 9 a.m. Tuesday, Nov. 17 at the DoubleTree Ballroom (111 E. 2nd St.) in Davenport to cross-examine witnesses who have already submitted pre-filed testimony, before issuing a final decision a few weeks later, according to Linda Golinghorst, president of Concerned Citizens of Scott County…