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Residents flood Buckingham meeting to oppose proposed 765 kV Valley Link transmission line
Summary
A packed Buckingham County meeting on March 9 drew sustained public opposition after Valley Link presented plans for a 765 kV transmission line crossing roughly 20 miles of the county. Residents cited visual, environmental, health and property‑value concerns and urged the board to oppose the project before the State Corporation Commission review.
Felix Sarfo‑Kantanka, speaking for Valley Link Transmission Company LLC, presented an overview of a proposed roughly 115‑mile, 765‑kilovolt transmission line he said would connect AEP’s Joshua Falls substation to a planned Culpeper‑area substation and cross nine counties. The project team described a typical right‑of‑way of 200 feet, steel towers 135–160 feet tall and ongoing public open houses and online mapping tools. “We sincerely apologize for any inconvenience” caused by a mailing error that contacted some households outside preliminary corridors, Sarfo‑Kantanka said.
After the presentation, more than a dozen residents used the public‑comment portion of the Buckingham County Board of Supervisors’ meeting to oppose the project. The turnout was large enough that Vice Chairman L. Cameron Gilliam asked…
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