Farm family wins a fight vs. big utility

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Farm family wins a fight against a big utility project, NY state; decision to be reconsidered
Associated PressBy Michael Gormley, Associated Press

ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) -- A farm family in unwilling to give up land it has tilled for four generations took on a major power utility and New York state and won, at least for now.

The Krenzer family on Thursday persuaded the state Public Service Commission to send its April decision approving a new transmission line through its Monroe County farm back for reconsideration. The regulators had approved a plan by the Rochester Gas & Electric Co. to build 21 miles of new transmission lines and upgrade three substations.

The Krenzers said that was the first time they learned of the breadth of the proposal, which they said would tear up great swaths of their fields of soy, wheat and feed corn.

So they fought back.


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[AnotherDreamWeaver]

1. K&R. Good for them, but the fight is ongoing. nt