Power Line Proposal: W.Va. County Wants Route Altered (Washington Post)
This short piece from Associated Press appeared in today’s Metro section of The Washington Post. We could not find a link.
A West Virginia county commission has voted to oppose a proposed power line that would cut through the state to link Pennsylvania with Northern Virginia, saying the route should be altered to keep it from harming property values.
Allegheny Energy proposed to build a 500-kilovolt line from Pennsylvania to Loudoun County to meet projected electricity demands. About 114 miles of the line would pass through Monongalia, Preston, Tucker, Grand, Hardy and Hampshire counties in West Virginia.
Monongalia County commissioners voted 2 to 1 Monday to oppose the project. The county borders Pennsylvania.
“I see no interest to the citizens of Monongalia County,” said commission President Bob Bell, who voted against the project. “I think Allegheny has used a cheap means to transmit power to urban areas. You heard that song, ‘You get the gold mine, we get the shaft.’ I think as we look at this, this is where we are.”