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Clay County commissioners direct attorney to oppose TVA 'Shooting Creek' transmission project
Summary
After county counsel said Clay County had not been notified, the board voted unanimously to ask the county attorney to draft a resolution opposing TVA's proposed Shooting Creek transmission project and send it to TVA.
The Clay County Board of Commissioners voted unanimously Dec. 4 to direct County Attorney Merinda Woody to draft and send a resolution opposing the Tennessee Valley Authority's proposed "Shooting Creek" transmission project.
Woody presented material from a TVA public meeting held in Towns County, Ga., and told the board that the county had not been previously notified by TVA or by BRMEMC. Commissioner Clay Logan discussed the options TVA had presented; Commissioner Scott Penland moved that the attorney prepare an opposition resolution and Commissioner Dwight Penland seconded the motion. The motion passed 4-0.
The board did not adopt a text of the resolution at the meeting; it directed the county attorney to prepare one and transmit it to TVA. The record shows the action was procedural (directing legal staff to prepare a position) rather than a contract or permit decision. No public comment on the transmission project was recorded in the minutes.
Next steps: the county attorney will draft the resolution for the board and send it to TVA; the minutes indicate the board expects further correspondence or follow-up but do not specify deadlines.
