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Resident urges Monongalia County to oppose proposed transmission project; commission to consider letter to PSC
Summary
A resident urged the county to send a letter to the governor and the Public Service Commission opposing parts of a proposed transmission line (referred to as the Morrow/MarO project); commissioners said they would consider her request and review filing numbers.
Judy Delagarza of Morgantown spoke during the Aug. 27 public-comment period to urge the Monongalia County Commission to oppose a proposed transmission line project she described as the Morrow Project. Delagarza asked the commission to send letters to the governor and the West Virginia Public Service Commission (PSC) opposing the proposal or the portions of it that would cross local rights of way.
Delagarza said there is confusion about which utility claims responsibility for which sections of the line, noting that a portion was described by the utility as the “GDGS” (Gore, Dubes, Goose Creek) line under FirstEnergy while another portion was being referred to as the MarO line by NextEra. “We don't want any of it because we don't feel it's necessary. It's unwanted. It's unnecessary,” Delagarza said, and she said she may email the commission with PSC docket numbers and ask for formal letters to the PSC and the governor.
Commissioners acknowledged receipt of the emailed request and said they would consider it in staff reports and review the docket numbers. Commissioner Sean asked Delagarza to forward the filing numbers and any updates; the commission said it will discuss how to respond and that staff will bring the item up in future staff reports.
No formal motion or binding direction to send letters was made at the meeting; the commission recorded its intent to consider the request and asked staff to follow up.
