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NOW THAT the powerline fight has gone as far as it has it is only fitting that the legal questions should be carried to the bitter end. Important questions still remain, especially about Vepco’s projections of future needs and, therefore, the need for additional powerline corridors.
But having said this, it would be less than candid of us not to note that the odds in favor of a successful conclusion to this fight are not particularly bright. The record of the State Corporation Commission in being kind to the cause of big business and advocates of “growth” is matched only by that of the State Supreme Court. A court which repeatedly rules, in effect, that local governments cannot control anyone who wants to transform localities in the name of “growth” and “progress” does not leave much room for optimism in this powerline fight.
The lesson being brought home to Rappahannock, Fauquier and other affected counties is a harsh one, but we trust that it is being taken to heart. The lesson is that local
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