Evening star., 1955-11-02

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added that tthe company has
originals decided to be releases
from the contract
The Loudoun site has been BIT
terly opposed 81 MontRomer,
County residents on the grouns
that. while the plant would hI
serving Montgomery, L0udoui
would benefit from taxes cn it.
The settlement was due YES,
terday. but the extension wa
Granted after conferences he.
tween PEPCO officials and own.
ers Of the 5l9-acre tract OH th,
Virginia side Of the Potomac.
Voluntarily Extended
The company president sait
the settlement date on the con.
tract had been voluntarily ex.
tended BY the owners Of ths
property.
Robert w Wilson, vice presi-
dent IA charge Of public rela.
lions. said the extension oifei
had been made BY the landown.
ers without request from
PEPCO.
Glenn q. Richard, d member
Of the Virginia syndicate. which
owns the land. declined To com.
ment on PEPCC's statement II
this respect.
Although declaring the Lou
doun County site was desirable
from an engineering point 81
view and would provide an eco
nomical supply for its $4,000
customers. Mr.. Dunn said:
.Ii extension affords til.
coilinany an opportunity to re.
view other locat IONS and othel
fnethcSis to meet he fapidly in
creas.lig demands ror Electricity
Of It's e9nstimers within Is entire
service area.
PEPCO ctIicials [ refused Il
elaborate on the statement.
OtHcials also declined tD COM
illent on whether 9f not PEPCC
would Withdraw III application
to the District Public Utilities
Commission for aDpEDv6l of the
plant site.
Hearing 10 CO on
A spokesman for the Senate
District Committee said the
PEPCO announcement appar-
emily would not stop plans Tor 3
subcommittee hearing on No.
yembe2 10 On the possible effects
the plant might have on thu
P0tom6c River water tetnpera.
ture and on the District waters
supply
Mr.. Richard, spokesman fos
the Triple Seven Farm syndi-
cate. which owns the LOudoun
site. said the extension has not
changed the terms of the con-
tract, except for the settlement
date.
PEPCO, Mr. Richard said. still
stands To forfeit itS $4,000 de-
post IL ii does not R0 through
with the purchase.
The contract also c0mnaits
FEpCO to support the Triple
Seven group If 1t seeks To get
industrial zOninE on the re-
maindkr 0f the I.600-acre tract
II bought q few months ago.
Door SIN Open
Montgomery County Manager
M. T.. Reese. ofiiciaI leader II
that county's efforts ID have the
plant located In Montgomery
said last night:
The door Is stilI open. We
ate waiting and are willing tc
cooperate with PEpCO ofiicials
We feel the company Will do the
right thing and come into the
county where IT. customers I've
Both Mr.. Reese ana senator
Bntler, Republican of Maryland
expressed offers to work witt
REPCO 10 iron out any prob.
lens II FErCOss locating IL
Maryland.
Senator Butler had conferret
with Mr.. Dunn Monday on tn.
problem. He offefed to assist ii
ironing out tax. railroad arit
site problems to get The plant II
Maryland and said he would hell
FErCO with objections raised b,
the District Corps Of Engineers
Fear Harmful Effects
The engineers have expressed
fear the plant would raise tfls
Temperature Of the river watei
from 10 10 is degrees, ruin ths
taste of the water and causi
The growth of harmful bacteria
PEPC0's engineers have disputet
the claims.
Both the Senator and Mr.
Reese said that, despite pEPCOl
statement laSek night that tht
plant would serve aIl its Gus.
TONER'S swill be built primarily
to serve an expanding market ia
its Northwest area, mainly Mont.
gomery County
PEPcO has no franchise Il
serve customers In Loudou1
County. ITS service area cover,
the District. most of Monteom-
cry County and Rbout haif 81
Prince Georges County. The only
sector served In Virginia Is 4
relatively small area near ROSS
I'm.
Wayerly Taylor, vice chaif-
man Of the ''Citizens' Committee
10 Bring PE,PCO's 500 Million
Power Plant to Montgomery
County said petitions stiIl are
being circulated throughout the
county protesting THE Loudoun