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be? Potomac Edison has been trying vainly to purchase a 100 foot wide strip through Rappahannock County although industry standards for a line of 138,000 volts call for 125 feet. Once a property owner grants a rightof-way, does he have any control over how the land under the line may be used? Can a single property owner be expected to understand the legal and forever binding aspects of a right of way contract drawn up by an experienced and committed power company with many years of expertise in negotiating for itself the most favorable contracts? Could the power company increase the width of the right of way? Yes, simply by negotiating with the property owner of land already made almost worthless. Once a route had been established, Potomac Edison could easily expand its facility.
Could the power company install a second transmission line on a right-of-way? Yes, with a slight additional width to accommodate it. Also Potomac Edison could erect larger towers to carry additional power. How many property owners would be directly affected by the proposed line? Every property owner within Rappahannock County would be directly affected to a degree lessening as the distance from such a line increases.
Property owners underneath the line would suffer as much as 80 percent loss in value and only recover a small portion if they sold out now to Potomac Edison’s first offer and as much as half of their loss should they wait for possible condemnation awards. All other property owners would lose value with no compensation at all. Everyone would be affected by the permanent injury to
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