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Trumbull County commissioners weigh FirstEnergy easement as residents, trustees warn injection well risks
Summary
FirstEnergy said it will power a critical Marks radio communications tower next week, but its proposed utility easement to serve an injection well drew strong opposition from Brookfield Township officials and trustees who say allowing the easement would tacitly support the well and endanger local residents and a nearby school.
Trumbull County commissioners heard a presentation from FirstEnergy on a proposed utility easement that would let the company tap new power lines on McMullen Street to serve a nearby injection well and local communications towers.
The most immediate priority, FirstEnergy representative Bob Wilson told the board, is to restore power to a Marks radio communications tower used by local fire and police; the company scheduled installation to begin the coming Monday regardless of the easement outcome. Wilson described the easement as limited to utilities and not for access, and said it would bring three-phase power into the McMullen Street corridor. He estimated the…
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