Pineville Town Council approves controversial substation near NC-SC line in tight vote
“We can’t wait for the next election,” one resident shouted at council members after the vote.
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“We can’t wait for the next election,” one resident shouted at council members after the vote.
More than 100 people came out to the meeting Thursday night.
Fort Mill residents on the South Carolina state line with North Carolina are lobbying officials to drop a plans for an electric substation near their homes.
Pineville NC plans to place an electric substation along the NC/SC state line, within the backyard view of some Fort Mill residents. They're trying to mobilize against it.
Residents say they’re concerned the project will negatively impact health, safety and local businesses, “altering the character of our community irreversibly.”