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A mixed crowd of about 400 buzzed still with excitement in a local restaurant 45 minutes following the announcement that a nuclear plant may be built in Victoria’s backyard.
“What this means for the future ... Is beyond belief,” said Victoria County Judge Don Pozzi. “What a historical day for Victoria County. This is my proudest moment.”
Pozzi offered his comments from a restaurant on the 10th floor of One O’Connor Plaza – a floor with views that offer a distant glimpse of 20 miles south of Victoria, to near where an Exelon Nuclear power plant may one day be built.
The Illinois-based company announced that Victoria County is the primary location for potential construction. In June, Exelon announced Matagorda County was the primary site.
Plans changed when geographic tests proved it would be cheaper to build a plant in Victoria County.
Those tests made local leaders excited.
“We have a chance to reinvent ourselves with a new partner,” Victoria Mayor Will Armstrong said. “This puts Victoria on the map.”
Bob McCan, owner of the property that Exelon agreed to purchase – to potentially build its site on an 11,500-acre tract – said the decision to sell was difficult but “an opportunity we could not ignore. We have been the stewards of the land for five generations.”
Rep. Geanie Morrison Texas Secretary of State Phil Wilson also spoke to the crowd, which packed the restaurant and filled every seat.
Lee Keeling, a Victoria attorney who is part of a team to attract Exelon to Victoria, spoke to begin the event.