A Shocking Development for Western Loudoun
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A Shocking Development for Western Loudoun
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A sudden, unexpected announcement in December that a new, high voltage transmission line was about to be strung across Western Loudoun County sent residents of the region spinning. If approved by the state, the lines would end forever protected rural areas of the county, damage heritage sites and parks, destroy tourism, and run out of town commercial farms, wineries and breweries. Opposition forces immediately formed, and forces normally at odds began joined together to fight the battle for Western Loudoun. Meanwhile, the story drew in intensity as layers of government jumped into the approval process, leaving residents, community leaders, and business owners baffled as to “who is in charge.”
In a podcast by the Virginia Piedmont Heritage Area Association, this confusing, complex and ever-changing story of how the nation’s mammoth need for electricity moved to darken one of the last, great historic green areas of the Eastern U.S. Listen on your favorite podcast app to hear how this existential war is being waged and why you should care.