Kaine to Help Dominion Power scar the landscape of the Piedmont

From Sen. Jill Holtzman-Vogel
In an effort to end the opposition to Dominion's power line project, Governor Tim Kaine has offered legislation that will virtually assure that the proposed transmission lines will be built in our district. It is a devastating blow to those who have worked so hard to defeat Dominion's proposed plan.

We need to call it what it is - a shocking and heavy handed effort by the Governor and his caucus' Dominion allies to subvert the process and pull the rug out from under the people in our community who have fought this power line project.

During the election last fall, no one believed me when I said that those on the other side were only paying lip service to the power line fight and would prove to be on Dominion's side when the real fight came. Well, that is exactly what has happened and it is a sad day for us.

If you believe in property rights, if you care about this spectacular valley and piedmont, and if you are committed to conservation and the precious resources that we still have in our district, then please call the Governor!

We may have only a handful of legislators from around the state who will stand up and fight this bill. So I urge you to contact other elected officeholders and tell them how important it is that we defeat the Governor's proposal.

The legislation is in the form of amendments to Senate Bill 596. The amendments set new State Corporation Commission ground rules that prohibit consideration of certain critical evidence and effectively guarantee victory for Dominion in the SCC process.

I have made calls and asked others around the state for help, but we return to Richmond tomorrow for a special session and time is running out.

Thank you for considering this and I appreciate your help!!