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power-line route responded by forming the Power-line Landowners Alliance and hiring legal counsel. Citizens turned out en masse to State Corporation Commission hearings to tell of the impacts taller towers and a wider corridor would have on local viewsheds, property values, conservation easements and wildlife.
Furthermore, opposition groups argued that the proposed expansion is merely a way to bring inexpensive coal-fired power to Northeastern states. They also said the planned route is being brought through Rappahannock to avoid political turmoil in more populated areas.
The story continues into 2008 as the SCC prepares to make a decision on Dominion’s application.
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