Emotional high tension under Stevin connection
The almost new high-voltage substation here in Zeebrugse Oudenaerspolder is part of the Stevin connection. A highway of power departs from here, often right over the houses and over the heads of the inhabitants of this area. Many people prefer not to say anything about it and also refuse to testify in front of our camera.
Farmer Phary Versyck is willing. “I’ve learned to live with it. I can’t say I’m worried. It’s the way it is and I’ve lived under it for 40 years and as far as I know I’m still healthy.”
It sounds more critical to other residents in the area. A farmer says that his farm will have to disappear here after more than 100 years. Much to his sorrow. Someone else doesn’t want to tell us on camera that he and his neighbor both have headaches. And someone else says that he really fears the increasing property depreciation of his house. In any case, there is emotional tension in this area.