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To the editor:
We have been watching Potomac Edison march once again across Rappahannock County, destroying the beauty-of all in its bath in the name of “serving the needs of Rappahannock County.”
We remember well personally fighting them with the help of many others. We watched as the Circuit Court granted an injunction to stop any further construction of the taller poles (from 30-70 ft.), with more conductors, more bell insulators and an added carrying capacity increase of 16 times.
The court further granted 60 days to Potomac Edison to return the farm to its original condition.
It was proven at that time that the capacity kilovolt was 15 times the demand for Rappahannock customers.
By now many friends of Rappahannock County and the Rappahannock Homeowners Association (chaired by Diana Bird), David Konick, Frank Reynolds, and Jay Dwyer helped, just to mention a few. Newbill Miller was helpful with fair appraisals.
Andy Guest helped by seeking a State Corporation Commission hearing against Potomac Edison after listening to complaints from landowners that the utility mispresented plans upgrading the existing line, first constructed in 1928.
The main plan was to form a figure “8”. Sperryville to Luray was only a small part. Anyone knows that a chain is no stronger than its weakest link.
A double loop (figure 8) could only be made by connecting Sperryville to Front Royal. The four cities involved are Luray, Sperryville, Gordonsville and Front Royal.
There was much help from the people between Sperryville and Front Royal.
It’s a funny thing that it’s only been a short time since the monies contributed to the Association were given back to the contributors that the power company started again.
It must be interesting to note that the “right of way experts” working for Potomac Edison are doing the same thing to landowners again. William T. Wayland was contacted by such a crew claiming he already had given permission for construction of taller poles, higher wires and additional insulators across his pasture and fields. He ran them off, saying no permission was given.
After his farm, on the wav to
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