LINCOLN- The Board of Adjustment will have a hearing in which members will hear testimony on whether to overturn the denial of a of a permit for the Keystone XL Pipeline in Holt County. The denial came from the Holt County Board of Supervisors under a recommendation by the county's zoning board.

in February, the Holt County Board of Supervisors denied a construction permit for the pipeline. That upheld a recommendation by the county’s zoning board to deny the permit to TC Energy, formerly TransCanada, until the pipeline developer “gains access into all lands” on the route either by voluntary agreements or eminent domain, and until the firm can identify all private drainage tiles in fields it crosses.TC Energy appealed the decision, which required Holt County to appoint members to its Board of Adjustment. That is a five-member panel that decides disputes over zoning issues; it hadn’t been activated for 25 years

If Joe Biden wins, he has vowed to block all construction of the Keystone XL. Jane Kleeb, who founded the pipeline opposition group Bold Nebraska, questioned why Holt County was seeking to resolve the matter amid a pandemic and just before the Nov. 3 election. If Joe Biden is elected Kleeb said it would render moot any decision made by the Holt County Board of Adjustment.

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