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Kernersville resident urges board to oppose Transco SSEP pipeline near schools and medical facilities
Summary
During public comment at the Oct. 29 meeting, Ashley Almanza urged the board to reconsider its position and pass a resolution opposing the Transco SSEP pipeline, saying the route would be close to schools and a VA clinic and alleging that Transco has a poor safety record.
Ashley Almanza, a Kernersville-area resident, told the Board of Aldermen on Oct. 29 she has organized neighborhood meetings, petitions and canvassing to oppose the proposed Transco SSEP pipeline and asked the board to pass a resolution against the project.
Almanza said the pipeline corridor would be sited near two medical facilities (including a Cartersville VA clinic as stated in her remarks) and four public schools — two elementary schools, one middle school and one high school — plus a charter school. She told the board she is concerned about safety, said the company "Transco" has what she described as a poor safety record, and urged passage of a resolution as a signal to federal and corporate decision-makers that the Kernersville community stands together on safety concerns.
The transcript records that Almanza asked the board to "please reconsider your position on passing a resolution on the SSCP pipeline" (the transcript uses several similar acronyms in different places). The board did not take up a resolution during the Oct. 29 meeting; Almanza’s remarks were presented during the public-comment period.
Context and what was not decided
- The comment is part of the public-comment record; the board did not vote on a resolution or take formal action opposing the pipeline during the Oct. 29 meeting.
- The transcript uses multiple acronyms for the pipeline ("SSEP," "SSCP," "SSAEP") and lists nearby place names (Cartersville, Connersville) that differ from Kernersville; those inconsistencies are reflected here as spoken in the record. The town staff did not present a staff recommendation on the pipeline during this meeting.
Attribution
Quotes and attributions in this article come from the public-comment record and the meeting transcript: "I have been working for months with community organizers to halt the project altogether," and "passing a resolution is necessary for keeping the federal government and corporations out of our community," both attributable to Ashley Almanza (public commenter, first referenced in the meeting at 00:30:59).
Next steps
The transcript does not record further action by the board on this request. If the board chooses to consider a resolution, the matter would appear on a future agenda for formal consideration.
