Fluvanna supervisors unanimously adopt resolution opposing ValleyLink Joshua Falls 765 kV transmission line

The Fluvanna County Board of Supervisors voted unanimously April 1 to adopt a resolution formally opposing ValleyLink's proposed Joshua Falls'Yeat 765 kilovolt transmission project, a 115‑mile regional line that would cross Fluvanna County on a 200‑foot right‑of‑way.

County Attorney "Mister Whitten" summarized the resolution, which characterizes the project's towers as up to roughly 160 feet tall inside a 200‑foot easement and states that, within Fluvanna, no portions of the route would be within existing easements and that the project would affect dozens of parcels requiring acquisition or potentially eminent domain. The resolution says the line would have "financial, environmental, visual, historical, cultural and health" impacts on residents and would harm the county's rural character and tax base if property values decline. The board directed that the resolution be forwarded to the Virginia State Corporation Commission…