Williamsburg City Council candidate Sean Driscoll stated that he would be willing to sign a resolution opposing a coal-fueled power plant proposed for Surry County because he believes it could pose an environmental hazard to localities on both sides of the James River.

Mr. Driscoll, a current Planning Commission member, has been most candid on the issue, saying Old Dominion Electric Cooperative is "preying on a rural county."

"Most of the power that plant generates isn't even going to stay in our area," he said at a recent debate. "It's being built for Northern Virginia."