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hearing examiner. "I have no idea how dose I am to those (proposed) power towers (along 1-66), but I’m dose_We can’t get information from the applicant to tell us where the power line is going.”
Like many others, King believes that conservation methods and more efficient technology would eliminate the need for a new line.
“We don’t need this transmission line,” she said. “Tell these guys to take a hike and come into the 20th century.”
Her remarks elicited cheers and dapping, which Skirpan quickly squelched with a stem reminder.
Before the hearing started Thursday afternoon, he explained to the audience that the hearing would be operated similar to a courtroom proceeding.
Speakers, which he called witnesses, would be sworn in and could be subject to questioning by SCC staff and lawyers and attorneys representing various interests.
“It’s not a situation where we have audience partidpation,” Skirpan said. “I don’t want applause, boos or any types of comments from the audience.”
If necessary, he would evacuate the auditorium and listen to speakers individually.
“No more applause, or I will empty the room, and we’ll do it one at a time,” he said of the reaction to King’s comments. “ William Arrington of Catlett called the proposal “ill-conceived.
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