Commission Says No To Rosedale Substation
The Floyd County Commission unanimously rejected a bid from the North Georgia Electric membership Co-Op for an electric substation on the New Rosedale Rd. just east of Haywood Valley Rd.
Nine citizens voiced opposition to the project during a public hearing Tuesday night. Several citizens expressed concerns that electromagnetic fields have been linked to increased risk of childhood leukemia.
Henry Tharpe, and attorney for the North Georgia EMC said that the substation would not have created any more of an electromagnetic field than the existing high voltage transmission lines at the site, but the commission said no.
