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Public scoping meetings on tap for coal-fired power plant proposal
June 9, 2009
By Norfolk District Regulatory Office
NORFOLK, Va.—Norfolk District will host a scoping meeting, June 10 and 11, to gather community feedback on proposal by Old Dominion Electric Cooperative (ODEC) to construct a coal-fired power plant in Virginia’s coastal plains area.
The June 10 meeting is 5-8 p.m., at the Sussex Central High School, 21394 Sussex Drive, Sussex, Va. The June 11 meeting is 5-8 p.m., at the Surry High School, 1675 Hollybush Road, Dendron, Va.
Personnel from ODEC will be available 5-6 p.m. to provide information and answer questions regarding the proposed project. Between 6-8 p.m., community members will be assigned to work groups to identify and define specific issues to be addressed in environmental documents required by the National Environmental Policy Act.