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Residents urge Appomattox supervisors to oppose Valley Link transmission line and proposed data center
Summary
Multiple residents told the Appomattox County Board of Supervisors they oppose the Valley Link transmission line and a proposed data center, arguing the projects would cut wide corridors through private land, harm wildlife and property values, and shift costs to local taxpayers; speakers asked the board to adopt a formal opposition resolution.
Several Appomattox County residents used the public‑comment period at the board’s March meeting to press supervisors to oppose a proposed Valley Link 115‑mile transmission line and a planned data center in the county.
Nathan Brown, who said he and his wife own a 50‑acre homestead in Oakville, described finding that the proposed 764,000‑volt line “goes right through our property,” including the pond at the center of their future home site, and asked whether the board has a position and could vote to join other counties resisting the project.
Leslie Brown, who said the line would run “through the heart of our property,” raised safety and fire risks,…
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