Big towers to rise near historic Jamestown: $90M in payouts
NORFOLK, Va. (AP) " A big change is looming on the horizon near Jamestown Island, site of Britain's first permanent settlement in North America: 17 transmission towers " four nearly as tall as the Statue of Liberty " are set to rise to help meet Virginia's growing energy appetite.But not everyone is electrified by the prospect, never mind the $90 million the utility is spreading around to blunt the impact on this tourist region steeped in early American history.The project [...]
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