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Workshop reviews utility and communications authority, references Dominion transmission history and franchise questions
Summary
Commissioners discussed the scope of the utilities chapter, State Corporation Commission jurisdiction, a historical Dominion transmission proposal and Pratt substation capacity issues, and asked staff to check whether franchise agreements or taxes apply to cable and broadband providers in Madison County.
Madison County Planning Commission members used a workshop session to clarify which infrastructure types the comprehensive plan should address and to note historical local experience with transmission‑line proposals.
Commissioners recommended widening the chapter’s scope to cover communications providers as well as traditional public utilities. One speaker suggested drafting an opening sentence that cites the statutory provision in the Code of Virginia that applies to broadband planning and lists communications providers “including but not limited to cellular broadband, wireless internet service providers and CATV.”…
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