Town of Excelsior special meeting: a resolution opposing BECI on the agenda (Sauk County)

A resolution opposing BECI is on the agenda. The Town Board of the Town of Excelsior, in Sauk County, has called a special meeting for Wednesday, September 2 at 6:30 pm. Item 3 on the posted notice is “Resolution Opposing the Bell Center-Columbia-Sugar Creek-Illinois/Wisconsin State Line (BECI) 765 kV Transmission Line Project.” It is the only substantive item on a short, four-item agenda. The meeting is at the Excelsior Town Hall, 100 E. Broadway St., Rock Springs.

Background. BECI is a proposed 765 kV transmission line of roughly 190 miles running from Crawford County east across southern Wisconsin to the Illinois state line, developed by Midcontinent Grid Solutions, a joint venture of Transource Energy and BHE Transmission. Sauk County is one of the nine counties inside the study area the developer has published; no route has been chosen and no application has been filed. The developer has said it expects to apply to the Wisconsin Public Service Commission for a permit in early 2027, and comments on its 78 study segments are open until September 7, 2026 — see our comment guide.

Local resolutions are how communities put their position on the record; see which towns, villages, cities and counties have already acted on our Resolution Tracker.

Date, time, location and agenda item as posted on the Town of Excelsior’s public meeting notice, posted August 26, 2026 (checked September 1). This is the town’s meeting, not a No 765 Line event; confirm details on the town’s site before attending.