The Coalition to Protect Prince William County
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If you have had trouble following along with Sen. Stanley’s logic regarding SB1110, you are not alone. He seems to statements and actions don’t seem to have any particular direction and the reasoning behind SB1110 seems to wander. On the Senate Floor and in Committee,
Trump’s attack tactics emerge in Virginia gubernatorial race ALAN SUDERMAN, Associated Press Published: February 1, 2017, 5:54 am RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Donald Trump’s often contentious path to becoming the 45th president included unusual battles with major businesses like Macy’s and Amazon. Trump mocked Macy’s
From Derecho – It would seem that some of the public testimony at yesterday’s Senate Commerce and Labor Hearing on SB1110 both hit the mark and left a mark on some of our more sensitive members of the upper house. It should be noted that
Editor, Times-Dispatch: The State Corporation Commission’s hearing examiner recently recommended approval of the above-ground Carver Road alternative power lines for the Amazon data center project in Haymarket. This recommended route parallels Route 29 from Gainesville before cutting through neighborhoods and woodlands to swing north toward
From The Derecho Love him or hate him, Del. Marshall belongs to his constituents in the 13th District, thus we alone are allowed to abuse and malign him. Thus you will understand that I am more than a bit miffed having watched Del. Habeeb (R-Meth
Sent to PWC Board of Supervisor Jeanine Lawson 1/25/17: Virginia Association of Counties (VACo) Opposes HB 1766 & SB 1110
Join the conversation on http://thejeffersoniad.com/ Greg Habeeb • I called Mr Riggelman yesterday to explain to him the numerous errors in this post. His office was not interested in hearing the facts since they were inconsistent with the misinformation he’s spreading for political purposes. Here’s the truth.
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From NewsPlex.com: New Power Utility Bill Sparks Concern in Nelson County NELSON COUNTY, Va. (NEWSPLEX) — A power utility bill is moving forward in the Virginia General Assembly that decides how utility companies can build transmission lines. HB 1766 got overwhelming support in the House
Posted: Tuesday, January 24, 2017 9:50 pm By ROBERT ZULLO and GRAHAM MOOMAW Richmond Times-Dispatch A bill that would allow utilities to avoid local zoning and planning restrictions for substations and other “associated facilities” that accompany 138-kilovolt transmission lines was passed by the House of
Derecho Blogspot For those who haven’t been following the issue closely, this morning the House of Delegates passed Del. Habeeb’s bill HB 1766. The vote was as follows: House: VOTE: PASSAGE (67-Y 30-N 1-A) YEAS–Albo, Bagby, Bell, Robert B., Bloxom, Bulova, Byron, Campbell, Carr, Cline,
Editor, Times-Dispatch: The State Corporation Commission holds the future of our community in its hands. My husband and I, as well as many other families, chose to build our home in an area surrounded by conservation land. Originally, this seemed to be the ideal neighborhood
Editor, Times-Dispatch: I am opposed to the proposed power lines that would be placed on Carver Road in Gainesville. Carver Road is a historically African-American neighborhood (one of the last in the area). The neighborhood has been home to working-class citizens for generations. Building power
Editor – Times Dispatch: The latest recommendation of the hearing examiner to adopt the Carver Road route for the proposed Amazon extension in Haymarket came as a total surprise. No one — not even Dominion — recommended that option. The Carver route would not only
By Terri Erwin-Fitz In an email to the Bull Run Observer, Greg Mathe, with Dominion Power, announced that on “November 15, 2016, the Virginia State Corporation Commission hearing examiner issued his final report and recommendations on the Haymarket Electric Transmission case.” The hearing examiner recommended
By Terri Erwin-Fitz Delegate Bob Marshall, who has worked tirelessly on defending he community that will e affected the the State Corporation Commission’s final decision on locating the power lines, say that it seems there is a hearing examiner who is “making the case for
See the entire SCC Hearing Examiner recommendation here: case-no-pue-2015-00107-final-rpt-nov-15-16
From Williamsburg Yorktown Daily – The Supreme Court of Virginia announced Friday it will not rehear part of a contentious case over a power line proposed to cross the James River, leaving the critical decision of whether to allow a switching station in Grove in
Posted: Thursday, June 23, 2016 10:28 am http://www.dailyprogress.com/starexponent/news/dominion-helps-bankroll-state-democrats-gop-at-national-conventions/article_b81ac980-394e-11e6-81c7-97da4abcea72.html By JIM NOLAN AND ROBERT ZULLO Richmond Times-Dispatch Energy giant Dominion continues to invest heavily in an alternate form of power in Virginia: political power. The corporation gave $100,000 to the Democratic Party of Virginia in a
By Terri L. Erwin-Fitz – Observer Staff Virginia’s State Corporation Commission (SCC) staff completes its own investigation as part of the process when an application is made for construction of power lines and substations. As part of the SCC process to complete Dominion Power’s Haymarket