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have a copy of the original agreement—the 1949 agreement?”

Poffenberger had what he called a “working copy” of the outdated franchise, although there was some question about whether or not it was the same as the actually-executed franchise of 34 years ago.

The town’s revised version of the franchise agreement was not available at the meeting and the mayor agreed to send the document to the power company’s representatives.

(Potomac Edison is the utility involved in a court case with Sperryville landowners Bill and Susan Cameron. The power company’s lawyer, J. Sloan Kuykendall, told the court two weeks ago that an easement agreement executed in 1928 gave PotEd “unlimited reasonable use” of the power line corridor. The utility claims that under the 25-year-old right-of-way deed, they may increase voltage from 34.5 to 138 kilovolts and pole height

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