Hartley council hears pipeline update

The Hartley City Council on Monday heard a brief update on a proposed land easement compensation package related to a proposed pipeline.

City Administrator Erica Haack and Superintendent of Public Works Jaron Benz recently met with a representative from Navigator CO2 Ventures LLC regarding a land easement for a proposed pipeline that would carry carbon dioxide gas from Midwest ethanol plants to an underground storage location in Illinois. Navigator's line would cross city-owned land that was formerly used as the municipal airport but is now rented out as farmland.

According to Haack, the pipel...