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planning.” Noting that the SCC maintains this authority applies only to projects of 200 kilovolts or more, Reynolds added “It would seem to be a good thing to ask for an attorney general’s opinion. It would seem to clear the matter up.” The issue is now “out of the private sector,” he said.
Reynolds said there appears to be little an individual or citizens’ group can do to oppose the transmission line, which the committee contends is “unnecessary and unwarranted construction which will result in visual pollution and scenic and property damages.”
In speaking with area real estate agents, Reynolds said he learned that land values are diminished considerably by unsightly 70 foot power poles and lines. Rappahannock residents have mostly settled here because of the natural scenic beauty, according to Reynolds, a landscape which would be damaged by the proposed new transmission line, the size of which Reynolds questioned the need for during a time when per capita energy
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