Impacted residents urgently call for county decision-makers to hold public hearing
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
August 22, 2024
CONTACT
Glen Besa, Friends of Chesterfield Board Chair and Founder
804-387-6001
CHESTERFIELD, VA - Yesterday, Dominion Energy announced its decision to move the location of its new methane gas power plant to the site of its former coal plant at 500 Coxendale Road. This site is less than two miles south of the location originally proposed by the utility.
In response, Friends of Chesterfield Chair, Glen Besa issued this statement:
“This decision by Dominion Energy changes nothing. The same neighbors who have endured almost 80 years of coal pollution still face the prospect of an additional 30 to 40 years of toxic emissions from this dirty gas plant.
Hundreds of Chesterfield residents have repeatedly called on their Board of Supervisors to hold a public hearing and cast a vote on this polluting gas plant. Despite the clear and persistent demand from the community, the Board has remained silent. This inaction is not just a missed opportunity but a fundamental failure in their duty to represent and protect the health and well-being of their constituents.
The Board of Supervisors owe the residents of Chesterfield a hearing and a vote on this gas plant, and we will not rest until they fulfill this obligation.”
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Friends of Chesterfield is a community-based group in Chesterfield County dedicated to bringing residents together around the issues that impact our lives. Friends of Chesterfield was formed in 2023 in response to Dominion Energy’s proposed 1000-megawatt methane gas power plant.
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