A Georgia legislator whose constituents are battling to keep high-voltage power lines supported by concrete poles from cutting a 100-foot-wide swath through their city park is promoting legislation that would require state oversight of power companies’ use of eminent domain.
Rep. Douglas Holt, R-Social Circle, said a bill he introduced in the Georgia General Assembly’s last session would give the state Public Service Commission the authority to rule on any dispute between a local government and the Georgia Transmission Corp.
