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BUCKHANNON – A series of public open house meetings to provide information about the proposed 260-mile Valley North transmission line project will take place throughout November, including in Tucker and Upshur counties, the developer of the project, Valley Link, announced this week.
Valley Link will nine of the meetings across West Virginia next month, and three meetings in Maryland and Virginia. Valley Link is a joint venture of American Electric Power, Dominion Energy and FirstEnergy Transmission.
The open house meetings will follow a drop-in format, with no formal presentation to be offered, officials said.
The West Virginia meetings will include:
Nov. 4 | Misty Mountain Event Barn, 430 Mountain Road, Fisher | 4 to 7 p.m.
Nov. 4 | Tucker County High School, 116 Mountain Lion Way, Hambleton| 5 to 8 p.m.
Nov. 5 | Sissonville Middle School, 100 Middle School Lane, Charleston | 5 to 8 p.m.
Nov. 12 | The Event Center at Brushy Fork, 929 Brushy Fork Road, Buckhannon | 4 to 7 p.m.
Nov. 17 | Spencer Armory Facility, 206 E. Main St., Spencer | 4 to 7 p.m.
Nov. 17 | Old Capon Bridge Middle School, 195 Capon School St., Capon Bridge | 4 to 7 p.m.
Nov. 18 | Stonewall Resort - Roanoke Event Center, 940 Resort Drive, Roanoke | 4 to 7 p.m.
Nov. 18 | Ranson Civic Center, 432 W. Second Ave., Ranson | 4 to 7 p.m.
Nov. 19 | Gilmer County Recreation Center, 1365 Sycamore Run, Glenville | 4 to 7 p.m.
The project, which would run through 18 West Virginia counties, including Randolph, Upshur, Tucker and Barbour, is a proposed 260-mile, 765-kilovolt transmission line that would connect the John E. Amos Power Plant in Putnam County to Frederick County, Maryland.
The project has encountered much resistance locally.
The Randolph County Commission, Upshur County Commission and Tucker County Commission have all passed resolutions in opposition to the project, as has the Tygarts Valley Conservation District. TVCD officials believe the proposed routes would cause serious harm to farms, forests, streams, and wildlife across our region, and are asking state leaders and the developer to consider better options that protect local land and communities.
State Senators Bill Hamilton, R-Upshur, and Robbie Morris, R-Randolph, have both gone public in voicing their opposition to the transmission project.