That's why sales tax revenue in Roanoke is up less than one percent in 19-98. The city is now projecting NO sales tax revenue growth for the 19-99 budget. The State Corporation Commission is holding public hearing number two tonight concerning American Electric Power's proposed power line through Southwest Virginia. Meanwhile AEP officials say a series of public hearings could help determine the best possible path for constructing the high-voltage line. For its part, the power company says a team of experts from Virginia Tech and West Virginia University did an intensive study before suggesting what route the power line should take.
Public hearings continue tonight in Montgomery County.
In Baghdad, U-N weapons inspectors have begun searching Saddam Hussein's Presidential compounds. A team of inspectors and diplomats will spend most of the day at a palace compound outside of Baghdad. The compound is believed to be one of Saddam's largest complexes. The 58 inspectors will try to determine whether Iraq has destroyed its weapons of mass destruction. Several localities in the western part of the commonwealth may soon receive digital services by way of a broadband radio spectrum.