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Presenters urge ERS SSRPC to press agencies and oppose proposed transmission corridor; cite land‑value and environmental concerns
Summary
Advocates at the commission’s first meeting urged the newly formed ERS Summerville Subregional Planning Commission to pursue agency coordination, intervene in PUC proceedings and seek environmental review for the proposed transmission corridor (referred to in remarks as the '7 65' project), citing land‑value losses and recommending early legal engagement.
At its inaugural meeting the ERS Summerville Subregional Planning Commission heard extended public comment and advice from advocacy groups and technical advisors urging a coordinated local response to a large proposed transmission corridor repeatedly referenced in remarks as the "7 65" project.
Dan Liefeld, CEO of American Stewards of Liberty, told the commission his group has helped other Texas counties organize under coordination statutes and offered attorneys, funding and a national strategy to press state and federal agencies. "We don't want we don't believe these lines are necessary," he said, urging the commission to craft a written policy and send formal letters to agencies to require coordination rather than allowing a quiet permitting pathway.
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