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Clay County commissioners, residents oppose TVA’s Shooting Creek transmission route after briefing
Summary
BRMEMC and TVA briefed the Clay County Board about the Shooting Creek transmission project; all three commissioners present said they would not support the current proposed route and ten residents spoke in opposition during public comment.
BRMEMC and TVA representatives briefed the Clay County Board of Commissioners on Feb. 5 about a proposed Shooting Creek delivery point and associated transmission-line route, outlining project need, siting challenges, comment-period feedback and a tentative schedule. The briefing included a PowerPoint presentation and route maps.
Chairman Dr. Rob Peck, Vice-Chairman Randy Nichols and Commissioner Scott Penland told the presenters they would not support the current proposed route. The minutes note the commissioners opposed the plan by prior resolution and verbally stated they would not back the present routing option.
Ten residents signed up for public comment and all registered opposition to the current route, asking the board to press TVA to alter the alignment during the public-comment period. The record does not include verbatim quotes from individual commenters or the presenters.
The presentation was described to the board as informational; the meeting record shows no formal vote or motion changing the board’s prior resolution, and TVA/BRMEMC representatives provided the tentative project schedule and answers to general questions. The county’s next steps were not specified in the minutes beyond the public comment and the presenters’ tentative schedule.
