Uncharted Territory Officials Hope to Sway Aiming to Prevent Power Volves the Fewest Regulatory Dominion Virginia’S Shortages in Northern Vir- Hurdles
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WWW.ALEXTIMES.COM JULY 17, 2014 | 1 Vol. 10, No. 29 Alexandria’s only independent hometown newspaper JULY 17, 2014 Uncharted territory Officials hope to sway Aiming to prevent power volves the fewest regulatory Dominion Virginia’s shortages in Northern Vir- hurdles. transmission line plans ginia in the coming years, City spokesman Craig Dominion wants to build a Fifer called the situation BY ERICH WAGNER new substation at the site of “unusual,” to say the least. the decommissioned NRG Attorneys won’t know what City officials are scram- (better known as GenOn) legal recourse, if any, Alex- bling for ways to prevent coal-fired power plant, and andria has until a route is un- construction of a major elec- connect it with its substation veiled, he said. tricity transmission line from on Glebe Road in Arlington “Our options will vary disrupting residents and in- County. based on the specific route conveniencing businesses. The utility’s silence just [Dominion] proposes,” Fifer Representatives of Do- months ahead of submitting said. minion Virginia Power re- its plans to state regulators, In the meantime, the city vealed their hopes of running from whom the company is encouraging Dominion a 230-kilovolt transmission wants approval by early to reach out to residents for line through the Port City to 2015, has alarmed some city their input on routes before city council last month, but leaders, who fear Dominion the state regulatory process gave few hints as to where will place its wiring in the the cables might go. city right of way as that in- SEE DOMINION | 23 Officer sues police department for discrimination, harassment Officer seeks $300,000 eran is seeking $300,000 in was approved for solo patrol, after decade of alleged damages, reinstatement to under supervision from then- acts of retaliation her previous rank of detec- senior officer Ed Stephens. tive and back pay dating to According to the lawsuit, BY ERICH WAGNER her demotion in April 2013. Stephens “demanded sexual According to court docu- favors and threatened to give A city police officer is ments, Goble was treated dif- her an unfavorable rating or suing the Alexandria Police ferently from male officers recommended she be termi- Department, claiming she almost immediately upon be- nated if she refused.” suffered retaliation for a de- ing hired in January 2002. At Goble reported the ha- cade because she reported in- the police academy, she was rassment to her superiors PHOTOS/LAURA SIKES stances of sexual harassment “reprimanded for ‘obscene’ and the Equal Employment ONE BIG PARTY Aiden Robinson, 2, enjoys a slice of watermelon at and gender discrimination. stretching,” although she Opportunity Commission. Saturday’s celebration of Alexandria’s 265th birthday. Robinson, accompa- Officer Julie Goblestretched in the same way as Stephens was fired, but in the nied by his mother, Sybil, was just one of hundreds who crowded the Port brought the suit in the U.S. her male counterparts. court documents Goble said City’s waterfront to grab a bite to eat, listen to music and take in fireworks. Two other boys (top) snap photographs of the Marines on hand to help the Conditions grew worse District Court in Alexandria city during its annual birthday bash. FOR MORE PHOTOS, SEE page 11. last month. The 12-year vet- in October 2002, when she SEE LAWSUIT | 7 CIRQUE DU SOLEIL SOARS TO NEW HEIGHTS WITH 'AMALUNA' - PAGE 12 2 | JULY 17, 2014 ALEXANDRIA TIMES How our clients receive an average of $4,074 in savings* on their home purchase. Ask us... 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