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Residents press Fluvanna supervisors for independent monitoring and enforceable conditions on proposed Tenaska plant
Summary
Multiple residents told the board Tenaska's public materials omit independent health studies and understate local air and water impacts; speakers urged the county to require independent monitoring, public reporting and enforceable triggers before approving any permit or siting decision.
During two rounds of public comment, several residents urged the board to demand enforceable environmental protections if a second Tenaska energy facility is sited in Fluvanna County.
Ray Bassett, who identified his address and several concerns, argued that company materials amount to corporate "spin" because they "don't point to a single independent health study of their own" and rely on company-prepared modeling rather than peer-reviewed research. Bassett said county monitoring stations provide point measurements that do not capture possible…
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