At the urging of U.S. Rep. Bart Gordon, the Tennessee Valley Authority has appointed an advisory committee to develop a plan promoting economic development opportunities within the sprawling site of the agency s former Hartsville nuclear plant. After remaining largely dormant for all these years, that land needs to be put to productive use.
Ratepayers deserve a return on their investment.
Unemployment rates still remain well above average in some of those counties, especially in Clay County where the jobless rate is in the double digits. The old Hartsville plant has much infrastructure already in place and would be a good location for any number of businesses and companies to set up shop. Other state, local and regional leaders will be asked to serve on the advisory committee, as well. Gordon has been a long-time advocate of using the Hartsville site as a place to promote economic development. In fact, the Four Lake Regional Industrial Development Authority started, with the help of TVA and Gordon, a business incubator program at the Hartsville site.