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with oil that must be circulated to keep the line cool. Cost would be much higher than the above ground installation, he added.

If the Camerons win their court suit and the utility is forced to resort to condemnation proceedings to legalize the line improvements, landowners might have a chance to force alteration of the routes of the line, “the alignment of it,” according to Guest. “The real question is not if they (PotEd) can be stopped but whether they can make more intensive use of that old right-of-way without additional compensation.”

Guest told the audience that he has not heard from the SCC since making his request that a hearing officer be detailed to Rappahannock. “The public hearing will be at the courthouse if the hearing officer comes up,” he added.

In the meantime, concerned residents have scheduled a community meeting on the power line issue this Friday, April 22, at 8 p.m. in the Sperryville fire hall.

“The very best thing Rappahannock can do is generate its own electricity,” said Alson Atkins after listening to Guest’s remarks. The county can harness the streams that rush down its hillsides to generate hydro

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