I thanked the County Manager but mentioned something else
the county could do about that pipeline,
at the

25 February 2014 Lowndes County Commission Regular Session.

I thanked County Manager Joe Pritchard
for

notifying constituents
like

FERC had recommended
about the

FERC Scoping Meetings starting next week.

Then I read the

recommendation of the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB)
after Spectra Energy’s

1994 Durham Woods pipeline fireball
in Edison, New Jersey that burnt dozens, evacuated thousands, made
hundreds homeless, and literally scared one woman to death:

The public will not benefit from the safety improvement
recommendations developed in RSPA’s public safety risk study without
guidance containing implementation procedures and without motivation
from associations representing local governments.

I suggested Lowndes County Commissioners might want to talk to
the

Association of County Commissioners of Georgia (ACCG)
about that.

Here’s

the video:

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A local native and VSU student voiced her objection to the
proposed Sabal Trail pipeline
in the

25 February 2014 Lowndes County Commission Regular Session.

8. Citizens Wishing To Be Heard – Danielle Jordan

And she handed the Commission a pipeline reader.
The
VDT summarized:

During the citizens to be heard portion of the meeting, Danielle
Jordan voiced her opposition to the Sabal Trail Transmission
pipeline because “it violates personal property rights, causes
safety concerns, and causes troublesome environmental
impacts.” She then presented the commission with a packet of
research.

Here’s

the video:

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