Stringing a 345-kilovolt transmission line along the Beltline is a great idea or a bad idea, depending on whose back yard or barnyard the line cuts across.
Madison Mayor Dave Cieslewicz expressed “very grave concerns” about using the Beltline as an electrical conduit across Dane County, one of three routes introduced today by American Transmission Co. to a group of about 50 civic leaders from throughout the county.