Firstdegree murder of his grandmother. Elias the iowa utilities grandmother. Elias the iowa utilities board is taking its time to weigh all the evidence presented in nearly a month of hearings at the boone county fairgrounds. That despite a push from Dakota Access to make a final decision quickly. Elias but the pressure is not just on the utility board. Last night, the Iowa Department of Natural Resources was trying to decide if it should let the pipeline cut through state owned land. More than 120 people attended the meeting, with 55 choosing to speak on the record. Dnr Officials Say theyll weigh each opinion, based on how they were transcribed, not the manner in which they were delivered. Chuck gipp, director of iowa dnr its a little bit disappointing that theres some that came here as a public demonstration rather than to provide valuable public input, so we can make the determination whether to issue the permit based on everybodys opinion and what we have the Code Authority to do.