A local MSP has welcomed news that the Scottish Government has ordered a public inquiry into a controversial overhead power line planned for the Stewartry.Finlay Carson received notification of the move in a response to a letter Michael Matheson, the cabinet secretary for Net Zero, Energy and Transport.The inquiry into the pylon line from Glenlee to Tongland became almost inevitable after Dumfries and Galloway Council formally objected to the Scottish Power Energy Networks scheme.Mr Carson described the decision as an “appropriate step” given the “unprecedented” opposition to the plan.He told the News: “From the outset I have maintained that the upgrade to the line should go ahead.“But that should not be at an unacceptable long term cost to
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