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InsideNOVA: General Assembly bill to clear up language has some worried that an amendment would benefit Dominion

Posted onFebruary 10, 2017February 14, 2017AuthorKaren Sheehan

http://www.insidenova.com/headlines/general-assembly-bill-to-clear-up-language-has-some-worried/article_9f5a3d8a-efcf-11e6-b51d-df02fde786fa.html By Alex Koma akoma@insidenova.com Feb 10, 2017 A seemingly obscure bill making its way through the General Assembly has caught the attention of Prince William County lawmakers and environmental advocates alike, as concerns grow that the legislation could end up affecting the controversial Read More …

Derecho: Senator Stanley, Say what you mean, or Mean what you say

Posted onFebruary 9, 2017AuthorKaren Sheehan

If you have had trouble following along with Sen. Stanley’s logic regarding SB1110, you are not alone. He seems to statements and actions don’t seem to have any particular direction and the reasoning behind SB1110 seems to wander. On the Senate Floor and in Committee, Read More …

WAVY.com-Associated Press: Trump’s attack tactics emerge in Virginia gubernatorial race

Posted onFebruary 1, 2017February 1, 2017AuthorKaren Sheehan

Trump’s attack tactics emerge in Virginia gubernatorial race ALAN SUDERMAN, Associated Press Published: February 1, 2017, 5:54 am RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Donald Trump’s often contentious path to becoming the 45th president included unusual battles with major businesses like Macy’s and Amazon. Trump mocked Macy’s Read More …

Derecho: Those Senstive Special Snowflakes on the Senate Commerce and Labor Committee

Posted onJanuary 31, 2017January 31, 2017AuthorKaren Sheehan

From Derecho – It would seem that some of the public testimony at yesterday’s Senate Commerce and Labor Hearing on SB1110 both hit the mark and left a mark on some of our more sensitive members of the upper house. It should be noted that Read More …

Richmond Times-Dispatch Letter to Editor: Decision on power lines was unfair

Posted onJanuary 25, 2017January 30, 2017AuthorKaren Sheehan

Editor, Times-Dispatch: The State Corporation Commission’s hearing examiner recently recommended approval of the above-ground Carver Road alternative power lines for the Amazon data center project in Haymarket. This recommended route parallels Route 29 from Gainesville before cutting through neighborhoods and woodlands to swing north toward Read More …

Derecho: He can’t do that to our Delegate, Only we can do that to our Delegate

Posted onJanuary 25, 2017January 31, 2017AuthorKaren Sheehan

From The Derecho Love him or hate him, Del. Marshall belongs to his constituents in the 13th District, thus we alone are allowed to abuse and malign him. Thus you will understand that I am more than a bit miffed having watched Del. Habeeb (R-Meth Read More …

VACo Opposes Bills to Exempt Electrical Substations from Local Approval

Posted onJanuary 25, 2017January 25, 2017AuthorKaren Sheehan

Sent to PWC Board of Supervisor Jeanine Lawson 1/25/17: Virginia Association of Counties (VACo) Opposes HB 1766 & SB 1110

Jeffersoniad: Habeeb-Derecho conversation re HB 1766

Posted onJanuary 25, 2017January 31, 2017AuthorKaren Sheehan

Join the conversation on http://thejeffersoniad.com/ Greg Habeeb • I called Mr Riggelman yesterday to explain to him the numerous errors in this post. His office was not interested in hearing the facts since they were inconsistent with the misinformation he’s spreading for political purposes. Here’s the truth. Read More …

Video of Habeeb-Marshall discourse on House Floor – HB 1766 vote

Posted onJanuary 25, 2017AuthorKaren Sheehan

Watch the video here:

NewsPlex.com: New Power Utility Bill Sparks Concern in Nelson County

Posted onJanuary 24, 2017February 14, 2017AuthorKaren Sheehan

From NewsPlex.com: New Power Utility Bill Sparks Concern in Nelson County NELSON COUNTY, Va. (NEWSPLEX) — A power utility bill is moving forward in the Virginia General Assembly that decides how utility companies can build transmission lines. HB 1766 got overwhelming support in the House Read More …

Richmond Times-Dispatch: Bill that would allow utilities to sidestep local zoning passes House

Posted onJanuary 24, 2017February 14, 2017AuthorKaren Sheehan

Posted: Tuesday, January 24, 2017 9:50 pm By ROBERT ZULLO and GRAHAM MOOMAW Richmond Times-Dispatch A bill that would allow utilities to avoid local zoning and planning restrictions for substations and other “associated facilities” that accompany 138-kilovolt transmission lines was passed by the House of Read More …

Derecho: The Imperial Clown Show, the Best Legislature Money can Buy

Posted onJanuary 24, 2017January 30, 2017AuthorKaren Sheehan1 Comment

Derecho Blogspot For those who haven’t been following the issue closely, this morning the House of Delegates passed Del. Habeeb’s bill HB 1766. The vote was as follows: House: VOTE: PASSAGE (67-Y 30-N 1-A) YEAS–Albo, Bagby, Bell, Robert B., Bloxom, Bulova, Byron, Campbell, Carr, Cline, Read More …

Richmond Times-Dispatch Letter to Editor: Power lines would endanger community

Posted onJanuary 20, 2017January 30, 2017AuthorKaren Sheehan

Editor, Times-Dispatch: The State Corporation Commission holds the future of our community in its hands. My husband and I, as well as many other families, chose to build our home in an area surrounded by conservation land. Originally, this seemed to be the ideal neighborhood Read More …

Richmond Times-Dispatch Letter to Editor: Power Lines Don’t Belong on Carver

Posted onJanuary 18, 2017January 30, 2017AuthorKaren Sheehan

Editor, Times-Dispatch: I am opposed to the proposed power lines that would be placed on Carver Road in Gainesville. Carver Road is a historically African-American neighborhood (one of the last in the area). The neighborhood has been home to working-class citizens for generations. Building power Read More …

Richmond Times-Dispatch Letter to Editor: Hybrid Route is Best Choice

Posted onDecember 9, 2016January 30, 2017AuthorKaren Sheehan

Editor – Times Dispatch: The latest recommendation of the hearing examiner to adopt the Carver Road route for the proposed Amazon extension in Haymarket came as a total surprise. No one — not even Dominion — recommended that option. The Carver route would not only Read More …

Bull Run Observer: Coalition raises issues with SCC examiner’s Carver Rd. choice

Posted onDecember 8, 2016December 10, 2016AuthorKaren Sheehan

By Terri Erwin-Fitz In an email to the Bull Run Observer, Greg Mathe, with Dominion Power, announced that on “November 15, 2016, the Virginia State Corporation Commission hearing examiner issued his final report and recommendations on the Haymarket Electric Transmission case.” The hearing examiner recommended Read More …

Bull Run Observer: Del. Marshall critical of SCC examiner’s choice of Carver Rd. alternative route for power lines

Posted onDecember 8, 2016December 10, 2016AuthorKaren Sheehan

By Terri Erwin-Fitz Delegate Bob Marshall, who has worked tirelessly on defending he community that will e affected the the State Corporation Commission’s final decision on locating the power lines, say that it seems there is a hearing examiner who is “making the case for Read More …

SCC Hearing Examiner – Final Recommendation

Posted onNovember 17, 2016November 17, 2016AuthorKaren Sheehan

See the entire SCC Hearing Examiner recommendation here: case-no-pue-2015-00107-final-rpt-nov-15-16

WY Daily: Supreme Court Denies Dominion’s Motion for Rehearing of James River Power Line Case

Posted onSeptember 25, 2016December 7, 2016AuthorAlanna

From Williamsburg Yorktown Daily – The Supreme Court of Virginia announced Friday it will not rehear part of a contentious case over a power line proposed to cross the James River, leaving the critical decision of whether to allow a switching station in Grove in Read More …

Richmond Times Dispatch: Dominion helps bankroll state Democrats, GOP at national conventions

Posted onJune 23, 2016June 27, 2016AuthorKaren Sheehan

Posted: Thursday, June 23, 2016 10:28 am http://www.dailyprogress.com/starexponent/news/dominion-helps-bankroll-state-democrats-gop-at-national-conventions/article_b81ac980-394e-11e6-81c7-97da4abcea72.html By JIM NOLAN AND ROBERT ZULLO Richmond Times-Dispatch Energy giant Dominion continues to invest heavily in an alternate form of power in Virginia: political power. The corporation gave $100,000 to the Democratic Party of Virginia in a Read More …