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SCC hearings will continue during the next two weeks in Prince William County, Winchester and Front Royal.
Dominion Spokeswoman LeHa Anderson said the hearing offered no surprises.
“We feel that, frankly, it was an example of why the SCC process is fair,” giving people a chance “to talk as long as they wanted to” about issues that concern them, Anderson said.
“It was nice to hear from independent organizations, businesses and associations” that support the line, she said.
Despite widespread objections to the proposal, Anderson said “We still believe the need is great. We’re steadfast in the belief the need is real.”
Impressed
The hearing turnout and “quality of testimony” impressed Chris Miller, president of Piedmont Environment Council (PEC), which plans to spend more than $2 million to fight the project.
“Are the hearings meaningful?” Miller said. “Yes. You’re getting hundreds of people testifying about the (line’s) impacts on their fives. The quality of testimony is very high. There’s a lot of information that otherwise would not be on the record.”
Some people waited up to four hours to testify, he said.
“The intestinal fortitude was high,” Miller said.
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