By Ben Conley, The Dominion Post
MORGANTOWN — “It solves a problem, but somebody else’s problem … And to be forced to accept this project without any benefit to our citizens while extremely impacting our citizens isn’t something that this commission can stand for.”
And with that, the Monongalia County Commission voted Wednesday to take a public position against the 105-mile MidAtlantic Resiliency Link power transmission project looking at parts of West Virginia as a path for 500-kilovolt power lines running from Greene County, Pa. to Frederick County, Va.
Five counties – Monongalia, Preston, Hampshire, Jefferson and Mineral – have been identified by NextEra Energy Transmission MidAtlantic as part of the potential route
With Wednesday’s resolution, all five county commissions have now said, “No, thank you.”
