If you have ever - or are thinking about
visiting the Beautiful Blackwater Valley then please take a little time to read this & add your
voice to our protest.
We all appreciate the need for infrastructure, but the
alternative is simple. Bury the lines underground!Help us say No to Electricity Pylons in
our Valley !!!!
Do we really want
these
monstrosities crossing over our beautiful river?
The Blackwater is known as the "Irish Rhine" because of the beauty surrounding its majestic valley & meandering course.
Eirgrid are responsible for the electricity distribution network in Ireland.
They are planning on a grid route along or across the Blackwater Valley.
This has been brought in through the back door with little or no publicity or opportunity for the people of the area to have their say.
There is a public
consultation period
which ends
this coming Tuesday,
November 26 at 17.00
Please help us by adding your voice and input to this process.
Otis Ferry (Son of Roxy Music's Brian
Ferry) fished with us in 2010 & knows the beauty of the valley. He
emailed me:
Dear Ian.
I hope your keeping well. i
don't have much time to write, but a short email is better than nothing given the
timeframe. You will be aware of the pylon threat
in the backwater valley, and I wondered of you
would use your influence and contact database to
get the message out to your regulars and one time
visitors that its vital they write and object
immediatelyif you wish to save the landscape.
Your webpage would be a good
start as it already champions the beauty of the
valley.....
What you Need to do NOW
please................
All submissions should be sent immediately via
Rethinkpylons.org,
and must be completed before the deadline of 5pm Tuesday 26th
November.
The more submissions the better, each letter has to be unique so
it would be fantastic to get as many people involved as possible
so that
we have a chance of burying these pylons, and saving our
beautiful landscape.
Below is a sample letter that may be of some
use. Please feel free
to modify it & use it as you feel appropriate!
To: Mr. John Lowry,
Project Manager, License F5007, Eirgrid PO Box 12213, Glenageary, Dublin 4
Re: Objection to Grid Link
corridors in particular at K3, K6 & K19, and also at
K11, K12 & K13
Dear Mr. Lowry,
I object to the proposal to place 400kV pylons
and overhead wire along planned Route Corridors K16, K21 and
K22 of the Eirgrid, Grid Link Project.
The wildlife that surrounds the Blackwater is a
true testament to the wonderful environment we find ourselves
in. The otters, the wild salmon, the Whooper swans (protected
species under the Annex 1 EU Directive on birds) that inhabit
the area are rare and should be protected. Hence, the fact
that the Blackwater valley is also recognised by Waterford
County Council as a Visually Vulnerable Area, the most
sensitive landscape designation available.
I fear the erection of the pylons, I do not want
to have to live in fear of my home that I have lived in all of
my life. It sickens me that this is a possibility. The
pylons must go elsewhere where they do not aesthetically
destruct the environment and the views that lend themselves to
such a unique landscape. There are other options, these
option must be sought out i.e. going underground. 27-60m
pylons are not an option as far as I am concerned, this is the
same view shared by my surrounding community.
The welfare of our children are at stake here,
and the magnitude of the financial damage to our homes
unbearable. I fear that this is know by Eirgrid, hence the
deception of hiding the plans from us and not advertising in
our area which will be effected in such a despicable way.
This is in violation of the Aarhus Convention, hiding this
information was immoral and unacceptable. I urge you to
thoughtfully reconsider the route and take into account the
effects on our beautiful Irish landscape.
Please confirm receipt of this submission to my
address below.
Yours sincerely
Some Useful Links with more Information:
ReThink Pylons.org Myriad
reasons why this project should be stopped.
No Pylons.com With the Breaking News
that Eirgrid will now look into
underground options as the row
deepens.
EirGrid's Overview of this project
Ballaghaderreen Against Pylons More local voices join
the outcry
