50 signatures reached
To: British citizens
Underground cables instead of giant pylons
Could you sign this petition to ask Scottish Power Energy Networks (SPEN) to bury cables instead of erecting 120 huge pylons to carry new overhead lines from New Galloway to Kirkcudbright?
Why is this important?
The proposed route runs along the edge of the Galloway Forest Park, an area of stunning scenic beauty beloved by locals and tourists alike and home to a treasure of wildlife, many endangered, such as eagles, Cuckoos, wood warblers, song thrushes, grey wagtails, tawny owls and red squirrels.
For around an extra £95 million it’s possible to bury the cables along the existing power line route and protect a precious irreplaceable landscape.
This is Galloway’s pride and joy and four years at least of construction will also severely disrupt tourism, a main source of economic revenue valuable to our communities, as well as causing great distress to local communities.
At a time when our ecosystems are under enormous stress. this fragile ecosystem needs to be protected.
There is also still time to lodge an objection to the SPEN proposal. Closing date NOVEMBER 13th.
For around an extra £95 million it’s possible to bury the cables along the existing power line route and protect a precious irreplaceable landscape.
This is Galloway’s pride and joy and four years at least of construction will also severely disrupt tourism, a main source of economic revenue valuable to our communities, as well as causing great distress to local communities.
At a time when our ecosystems are under enormous stress. this fragile ecosystem needs to be protected.
There is also still time to lodge an objection to the SPEN proposal. Closing date NOVEMBER 13th.
