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to actually review the proposal before commenting on it.”
He pointed out that Kaine earlier this year sent a letter to federal regulators urging them not to “pre-empt” the state review and decision-making processes for power line proposals.
Stewart, chairman of the Prince William County Board of Supervisors, called Kaine’s absence from Monday’s press conference “despicable.” In rebuttal, Hall said “we were not aware of (Monday’s) event and we were not invited to participate.”
The bus tour, which included about two dozen people, began at around 10 a.m. with a panoramic view from Wakefield School ballfields, which overlook the proposed power line corridor.
PEC workers on Sunday tethered about 60 large, red balloons to 125-foot cords along the proposed transmission line path, which roughly follows 1-66.
PEC believes the balloons vividly illustrated the intrusive nature of the transmission towers.
The tour then stopped at a farm near Belvoir farm for another perspective on the tower’s potential impacts.
The group then traveled a portion of 1-66 before stopping at Beverley Mill for the press conference.
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