Stafford County has scheduled a press conference to encourage citizens to attend the Virginia State Corporation Commission’s public hearings in July on Dominion Virginia Power’s proposed transmission line through Garrisonville. The press conference will take place on Monday, June 25, at 10 a.m. in front of the Stafford Administration Center, 1300 Courthouse Road.

The State Corporation Commission hearing is scheduled to begin on July 11, 2007, at 10:00 a.m. in the Commission’s Courtroom, which is located on the second floor of the Tyler Building, 1300 East Main Street, Richmond. Citizens will be able to speak at the beginning of the hearing on July 11, 2007. Speakers are limited to three minutes. Anyone wanting to speak should arrive at least 15 minutes early to check in with the bailiff.

The State Corporation Commission will make the audio portion of the hearing available via webcast over the Internet. Stafford County will make the webcast available for citizens July 11-13 in the small conference room located on the ground floor of the Stafford Administration Center. Individuals can also access the webcast through their personal computers. Computers must be equipped with a sound card, an Internet connection and a web browser. In addition, computers must also have Windows Media Player, which is available at no cost from the Microsoft Web site (www.microsoft.com).

Members of the Stafford Board of Supervisors and Towering Concerns, a group of concerned citizens working toward an alternative to the electric transmission power line proposed to run through north Stafford, will participate in the press conference. In addition, Speaker of the House William Howell, Delegate Mark Cole and Senator John Chichester have been invited to attend.

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