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will “need to consult with legal counsel about the easements in the corridor” when Dominion files its application with the SCC. “I’m not saying we would stop accepting easements (in the study area),” Atherton said. Still, “there may be some risk for the county and the landowner in accepting (such) easements” in the path of alignments shown in Dominion’s SCC application.
The utility plans to file with the SCC in April. Among other things, the SCC decides power line need and location issues.
When told of the new easement applications, Dominion spokesman Jim Norvelle said, “We are well into the route selection process and therefore we’re not going to be able to consider additional conservation, open space easements into the process at this point.”
Dominion “clearly understands the supervisors are representing their citizens very well (in accepting such easements),” Norvelle said. “But we have an obligation to provide our customers reliable electricity and this proposed line is necessary to that.”
Dominion has sought to avoid land under easements held by the Virginia Outdoors Foundation (VOF). A state agency, VOF holds easements on
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