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Residents urge Forsyth County to press regulators on Transco pipeline safety and impacts
Summary
Residents and environmental and neighborhood advocates told Forsyth County commissioners March 13 they have safety, environmental and property-rights concerns about the proposed Transco Southeast Supply Enhancement Project and urged the board to press regulators for more analysis.
A string of residents and advocacy groups used the Forsyth County Board of Commissioners’ March 13 public-comment period to raise safety, environmental and property-rights concerns about the proposed Transco Southeast Supply Enhancement Project (SSEP) pipeline slated to cross parts of the county.
Why it matters: Speakers said the project would transport large volumes of methane gas through a 42-inch pipeline located adjacent to existing pipelines, compressing risk in specific corridors and creating potential public-safety, environmental and land-use impacts for nearby neighborhoods.
What residents told the board: Jessica Rowe, a resident who said she was able to speak because this meeting was…
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