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Prince George resident urges county to study alleged EMF hazards at Dinwiddie Sports Complex
Summary
A Prince George resident told the board the county’s sports complex sits under a high‑voltage transmission line and alleged that Dominion’s testing was done under off‑peak conditions; he urged more comprehensive study after citing an October incident he says led to his son being electrocuted and other device malfunctions.
Justin Goodman, who gave a Prince George address, used the citizen‑comment period to urge Dinwiddie County to investigate alleged electromagnetic field (EMF) safety risks at the Dinwiddie Sports Complex beneath a 500,000‑volt transmission corridor.
"Are we truly addressing safety, or are we responding after the fact?" Goodman asked the board, saying Dominion’s contractor concluded there were no safety concerns but that its testing did not reflect the same operating or peak‑load conditions as the incident Goodman described. He told the board his son was electrocuted on Oct. 11 under conditions he said differed from Dominion’s test conditions, and he cited other incidents and alleged pacemaker malfunctions along the same corridor. Goodman urged the county to commission or require testing under worst‑case load conditions and to study possible long‑term health impacts for frequent park visitors, rather than rely solely on immediate‑shock guidelines. The resident offered to provide the county copies of studies and measurement data he has collected.
The chair asked where Goodman lived; he said Prince George and offered to leave his materials with the county secretary for follow up. Board members did not take immediate action at the meeting but staff acknowledged receipt of the materials and that the concern would be routed for follow up.
