Hartley council delays decision on pipeline easement

The Hartley City Council on Monday punted a decision on whether to allow a carbon dioxide pipeline company to build on city-owned land.

City Attorney Brandon Krikke said he needs more time to review documents from Navigator CO2, whose Heartland Greenland pipeline would travel through the city's old airport property south of town. The city currently leases the ground to Brent Rieck.

Krikke needs to determine if the pipeline's construction could affect the city's lease agreement with Rieck, if at all.

"There's just some things I'll need a little bit more information on from my perspective," Krik...