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Staff reports weekend aerial corridor survey; county staff suspect Dominion Energy transmission‑line mapping
Summary
Staff reported that an aerial survey aircraft mapped a corridor north of Route 230 the previous weekend; flight tracking and maps supplied by a local resident suggested a utility corridor survey possibly related to transmission‑line planning.
Planning staff informed the commission that a small aircraft flew mapping patterns the previous weekend over a corridor roughly north of Route 230 and south of the Robinson River; the flight path tracked from the North Anna power plant area toward the Brent (Pratt) substation. Staff said a local resident, Jim Alexander, had obtained the plane27s tail number and flight‑tracking data and provided maps of the flight path.
The staff report noted that the survey company typically performs corridor and terrain mapping for power utilities and that the mapping corridor27s path suggests a possible transmission‑line survey. Staff asked commissioners to be aware of potential utility plans but did not report any formal application from Dominion Energy or other utilities at the meeting. The item was informational and no action was taken.
