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Arrington contended that Dominion has yet to demonstrate a need fin- the line, which he claims would violate the sanctity of conservation easements.
He also said the line would produce electromagnetic fields, posing “unacceptable health risks to the general public.”
If Northern Virginia indeed needs substantially more electricity,then build a power plant there, Arrington suggested.
William Stribling of Markham said the 1-66 alternative would devastate an area rich with historic and agricultural importance, undermining Fauquier’s “agribusiness” and tourism economies.
“We will see no benefits” from the line, he said.
Harry Atherton represents Marshall District an the county board of supervisors. He spoke as a “private citizen,” resident and county landowner.
Fauquier has “one of the highest concentrations of conservation easements in the nation,” with more than 77,000 acres permanently protected from further development, Atherton said.
Moreover, he said it claims 29 sites on the Virginia 1 andmarks list and National Register of Historic Places, two
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