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Environmental group warns Elbert County commissioners that proposed transmission lines would bring no benefits, asks board to weigh losses
Summary
A member of the Elbert County Environmental Alliance urged commissioners to scrutinize a resubmitted Accel transmission-line application, saying county staff have rightly requested more information and that the project offers no benefits to residents while imposing financial and insurance risks.
At the start of public-comment, Carrie Gibelts, a board member of the Elbert County Environmental Alliance, told the board that Accel has resubmitted an application for a transmission-line project and said county planning staff have returned it for additional information.
Gibelts asked commissioners to consider “item J23,” which she said requires an assessment of foreseeable benefits to the county, landowners and the local economy. She told the board she believes the project “creates a financial burden to many of our county residents,” including higher insurance costs and negative effects on businesses located near the proposed line, and said she sees “no benefits to our county or its residents.”
Gibelts commended Community Development Services (CDS) staff for returning the application for more information and asked commissioners to keep the balance between benefits and losses in mind when the application reaches the board.
Her remarks were delivered during the general public-comment period; no action or staff report on the Accel application was taken at the April 9 meeting.
