Get Full Government Meeting Transcripts, Videos, & Alerts Forever!
Monongalia County Commission adopts resolution opposing Mid-Atlantic Resiliency Link, weighs intervention at PSC
Summary
The Monongalia County Commission unanimously adopted a resolution opposing NextEra Energy Transmission(MARL) 500 kV overhead transmission line through Monongalia County and discussed joining other counties and potentially intervening at the West Virginia Public Service Commission.
The Monongalia County Commission on July 30 unanimously approved a formal resolution opposing the construction of the Mid-Atlantic Resiliency Link (MARL), a proposed roughly 105-mile, 500-kilovolt overhead transmission line promoted by NextEra Energy Transmission. The resolution calls on state elected officials and the West Virginia Public Service Commission to reject the project and declares that the county would receive no meaningful local benefit while facing property, environmental and tourism harms.
County commissioners placed the resolution at the top of the meeting after…
Already have an account? Log in
Subscribe to keep reading
Unlock the rest of this article — and every article on Citizen Portal.
- Unlimited articles
- AI-powered breakdowns of topics, speakers, decisions, and budgets
- Instant alerts when your location has a new meeting
- Follow topics and more locations
- 1,000 AI Insights / month, plus AI Chat
