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SHADYSIDE Residents voiced concerns Monday about a possible American Electric Power project on Wegee Road at the south end of the village.
Chis Wasko, who served as spokesman for the group of about a dozen people attending a council meeting, said many fear the project could be a high voltage switching station or a substation and possibly lead to harmful health effects and a reduction in property values. He asked Village Council to draft a letter of opposition and send it to AEP.
Council members replied that AEP’s intentions are still unclear, but Mayor Bob Newhart said he would ask an AEP representative to come to the next council meeting at 6 p.m. May 24. He said AEP likely will schedule a public meeting in the coming weeks to hear from residents.
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Residents voiced concerns Monday about a possible American Electric Power project on Wegee Road at the south end of the village.
Chis Wasko, who served as spokesman for the group of about a dozen people attending a council meeting, said many fear the project could be a high voltage switching station or a substation and possibly lead to harmful health effects and a reduction in property values. He asked Village Council to draft a letter of opposition and send it to AEP.
Council members replied that AEP’s intentions are still unclear, but Mayor Bob Newhart said he would ask an AEP representative to come to the next council meeting at 6 p.m. May 24. He said AEP likely will schedule a public meeting in the coming weeks to hear from residents.