A proposed high-voltage transmission line in Vernon County, Wisconsin has sparked significant concern among local residents, who attended an open house to express their worries about the project's potential impact on the environment and community. Despite developers claiming the line is not intended to supply power to local residences, attendees were alarmed by the potential harm to the area's karst geological formations, tourism industry, and overall natural beauty, as well as concerns over health effects from electromagnetic fields generated by the transmission towers.