Nowata County commissioners table a vote regarding the Northeast Oklahoma Transmission Enhancement Project or NEOTEP.

 

NEOTEP is a $342 million regional grid expansion plan by A-E-P Transmission and the Public Service Company of Oklahoma to construct roughly 100 miles of 345-kilovolt transmission lines across Washington, Nowata, Craig, and Ottawa counties. Commissioners discussed sample documents to be sent to the Oklahoma Corporation Commission, but no formal letter was presented. Commission Vice-Chair Brandon Wesson says he is against the project

 

Assistant District Attorney Ashley Kane sent a letter to the board advising against intervening on the project. At next week's meeting, commissioners are expected to review a letter and possibly vote on the item. 

 

The Nowata County Commissioners meet every Monday morning at 9am at the Nowata County Annex.