Protestors greet pipeline planners at open house
COOS BAY, Ore.-- Protestors greeted officials who want to build the Pacific Connector gas pipeline across Coos County.
The project's parent company, the Williams Corporation of Tulsa, Oklahoma, is holding government required open house meetings across the proposed construction area because it wants to change the purpose of the pipeline from importing natural gas to the bay area to mostly exporting.
Protestors say the company isn't addressing their new concerns about tsunami fears and previous promises made about the project's environmental impact while Williams says nothing about the project has changes expect the way the gas is going to flow.
"These meetings are really good for people to come and ask questions and get information about the project," Jody McCaffree, Citizens Against LNG executive director, said. "They promised us a lot of things last time about herbicide spraying and stuff like that. That's all gone now."
The company says it is aware of the concerns of Bay Area residents.
"We know a lot of these people we've met through the years," Williams Corportation Spokeswoman Michele Swaner said. "They're familiar with us. We are familiar with them."
Though many in the room opposed the project, there were some local union electricians and contractors at the meeting showing their support.
The project's parent company, the Williams Corporation of Tulsa, Oklahoma, is holding government required open house meetings across the proposed construction area because it wants to change the purpose of the pipeline from importing natural gas to the bay area to mostly exporting.
Protestors say the company isn't addressing their new concerns about tsunami fears and previous promises made about the project's environmental impact while Williams says nothing about the project has changes expect the way the gas is going to flow.
"These meetings are really good for people to come and ask questions and get information about the project," Jody McCaffree, Citizens Against LNG executive director, said. "They promised us a lot of things last time about herbicide spraying and stuff like that. That's all gone now."
The company says it is aware of the concerns of Bay Area residents.
"We know a lot of these people we've met through the years," Williams Corportation Spokeswoman Michele Swaner said. "They're familiar with us. We are familiar with them."
Though many in the room opposed the project, there were some local union electricians and contractors at the meeting showing their support.
