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Residents urge city to scrutinize proposed Virginia Natural Gas compressor station over noise and health concerns
Summary
Speakers at the council meeting urged staff to examine expected decibel levels, potential emissions and environmental impacts of a proposed Virginia Natural Gas compressor station in North Deep Creek; the zoning reclassification is scheduled for Planning Commission review.
During the citizens’ comments portion of the March 18 Chesapeake City Council meeting, residents raised concerns about a proposed Virginia Natural Gas (VNG) compressor station that appears on the city’s pending zoning reclassification list.
Jeff Staples, a North Deep Creek resident, told council he was following the city’s initial review of the proposal and urged a broad examination of impacts tied to compressor-station operations. Staples asked staff to look closely at expected decibel (noise) levels and safeguards for neighbors, and to consider epidemiological and environmental studies…
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