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Vepco’s shyness
THAT A NUMBER of citizens of Rappahannock County have serious reservations about powerline proposals should be no surprise to officials of Virginia Electric & Power Company.
If they have kept abreast of powerline news in this area, they should certainly be aware of long efforts by Rappahannock citizens against plans by Potomac Edision to cut cruel powerline swaths across some of the most beautiful parts of our beautiful county.
And if Vepco officials were paying attention at recent hearings in Fauquier County — whose citizens are less than enchanted with powerline plans — then they heard several strong and clear expressions from Rappahannock citizens about their proposals.
KNOWING THIS, THEN, why did Vepco ask for a cozy .little semi-private meeting with county officials and select others to talk about what they see as their “needs”?
If they have nothing to hide and if their arguments are as compelling as they say they are, then why don’t they march right up to a full and open meeting and present their plans for all to see and examine, and then subject themselves to questioning? „ Is it possible that their arguments aren’t really that convincing? Are we to conclude that Vepco doesn’t really think it can convince a majority of Rappahannock’s citizens, that they must seek approval by other means?
PLEASE, LET’S HAVE all discussion about this project in as open and public a forum as can be managed.
The stakes are far too important to Rappahannock’s present and future for us to have it otherwise. □
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