Jerome County delays decision on appeal to withdraw 30-year-old SWIP energy transmission line permits

Jerome County delays decision on appeal to withdraw 30-year-old SWIP energy transmission line permits

Jerome County commissioners have postponed a decision on an appeal to withdraw permits for an energy transmission line that first received approval 30 years ago.The Southwest Intertie Project (SWIP) energy transmission line, which would link southern Idaho to Las Vegas and southern California, was the focus of a Monday night Jerome County Commission hearing. Appellants Dean Dimond and Julie Wolfe-Arroyo asked the commission to overturn Planning …