Lt. Governor Hashmi Right to Oppose NextEra and Dominion Mega-Merger
October 7, 2026
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Come to the Board of Supervisors meeting on October 13!The Board of Supervisors is scheduled to vote on the Conditional Use Permit application for Dominion's massive industrial gas plant just one week after this October 13 meeting. We are still waiting on answers about water, transmission lines, costs to the county, air quality, noise, and so much more. Come to the meeting and remind the Supervisors that they work for us, not for Dominion.Protect Cumberland will be meeting beforehand at 5:30 PM at The Cumberland Coffee. Co. See our facebook event: www.facebook.com/events/4405772839636503
