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The Ohio Power Siting Board approved the alternate route for Duke Energy's proposed natural gas distribution pipeline. The project has drawn opposition from people who live along the pipeline's proposed path, which have banded together in a group Neighbors Opposed to Pipeline Extension. THE ENQUIRER/KAREEM ELGAZZAR
Duke Energy’s controversial gas pipeline approved Jackie Borchardt Cincinnati Enquirer USA TODAY NETWORK
COLUMBUS - Ohio offi cials have approved Duke Energy’s plan to build a 13mile natural gas pipeline through the middle of Hamilton County. The Ohio Power Siting Board approved Duke’s “alternate route” for the pipeline during a Thursday meeting. The decision comes more than three years after Duke Energy fi rst proposed the project and could be appealed.
During that time, the board received 1,600 public comments and collected testimony from 115 people. Public Utilities Commission of Ohio Chairman Sam Randazzo, who chairs the board, said that input informed the board’s decision and the conditions by which Duke must abide. “All the people who participated in this process at local information hearings as well as public hearings provided valuable input in this process,” Randazzo said Thursday. Other members of the
board include an engineer appointed by Gov. Mike DeWine, fi ve state agency directors and four lawmakers. Duke Energy plans to build the approximately 13-mile long, 20-inch diameter distribution pipeline between the Highpoint Park Station near the intersection of Butler, Warren, and Hamilton counties and the existing Norwood Station. The pipeline route will pass through communities including Amberley Village, Blue Ash, Cincinnati, Evendale, Golf Manor, Reading, and Sharon-
ville. Those communities – as well as residents and businesses located along the routes – opposed the project. Any of those communities could appeal the decision, fi rst to the board and then to the Ohio Supreme Court. “This is another loss for the little guy,” said Justin Feldman, a Reading resident who drove to Columbus Thursday to hear the decision. See PIPELINE, Page 2A
Robert Redford’s Sundance store now open in Kenwood Towne Centre Sarah Brookbank Cincinnati Enquirer USA TODAY NETWORK
Robert Redford’s retailer Sundance has opened a store in Greater Cincinnati. The retailer sells women’s apparel, jewelry, footwear, accessories, art and home furnishings, according to a company statement. The Kenwood Towne Centre store
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opened on Thursday, Nov. 14. “We could not be more pleased to be opening our fi rst store in one of the most rapidly growing metropolitan areas in the Redford Midwest, one rich in culture and artistic diversity,” Sundance CEO Matey Erdos said in a statement.
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“With our growing and geographically diverse customer base, it is a delight to bring the beautiful Sundance retail experience to our loyal customers in the states of Ohio, Kentucky and Indiana.” The Sundance Catalog will donate a portion of the proceeds from the grand opening weekend to Cincinnati’s Arts Wave. “ArtsWave welcomes the Sundance
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retail store to Greater Cincinnati and is delighted to be its latest partner in advancing artistic vibrancy in local communities,” said Alecia Kintner, ArtsWave’s president and CEO. “ArtsWave and Sundance share a belief in the role of artists and the arts to bring people together, build empathy and tolerance, and give voice to our diverse cultural experiences”
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