Hearings are being held this week in northwest Missouri on whether a high-voltage power line should be built across the northern part of the state.

As we previously reported, the Public Service Commission began hearings across the state last month on a request by Clean Line Energy Partners to build the power line from the state’s western border near St. Joseph to the eastern border near Hannibal.  Hearings will be held Tuesday in Cameron at the Cameron Community Center located at 915 Ashland Ave. starting at noon, then later that day at 6 p.m. in Mid-Buchanan at the High School located at 3221 SE Route H.  On Wednesday the public can attend a meeting in Polo at the Community Center at Stagecoach Park located at 1010 Main St. starting at noon then later that day at 6 p.m. a public hearing will be held in Carrollton at the Rupe Community Center located at 710 Main St.

The line would be part of a 750-mile route carrying power from wind turbines in western Kansas to utilities in Missouri, Illinois and Indiana.

The power line is dubbed the Grain Belt Express. It’s opposed by some landowners who fear the high-voltage wires could reduce property values, get in the way of farming and create health risks.

The staff of the Missouri Public Service Commission also is opposing Clean Line’s request.

For more on the public hearing schedule CLICK HERE.