Commissioners refuse to backpower line (Hampshire Review)
From The Hampshire Review in Romney, WV, on Wednesday, May 07, 2008:
By MARLA PISCIOTTA
Review StaffROMNEY — Hampshire County commissioners said they were against rescinding their opposition to TrAIL, a proposed power line running across Hampshire County near Rio and Yellow Spring.
The commission received a letter from Allegheny Power, the company spearheading the power line, asking it to recend the resolution, which objected to the line.
During the regular commission meeting Tuesday, county residents Bill Goleman, Grady Bradfield, who is a former county commissioner, Robert Paul and Clyde DeWitt expressed their displeasures with Allegheny Power and the proposed project.
Commissioner Robert Hott said he also received a letter opposing the power line from Yellow Spring resident Ralph Wojtowicz.
The proposed electrical power line project would cut a 240-mile path through West Virginia, Virginia and Pennsylvania.
Commissioner Steve Slonaker said regardless of the recent “changes” in Allegheny Power’s recent plans, he still opposes the project.
“Once the line goes across your land, it’s there forever,” said Slonaker.
Slonaker said for the past 44 years a power line has gone across his property.
“The power company has made lots of money in the past 44 years off that line. I have not benefited,” said Slonaker.
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