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pect a fight, said Reading Mayor Robert “Bo” Bemmes. “I don’t care how big it is. They need to find a more rural route,” Bemmes said, echoing a point made by many people along the pipeline in the last eight months. “I am still not convinced they need it in the first place.” Leaders with the NOPE organization – Neighbors Opposing Pipeline Extension – remain leery, too. “While this appears to be a reduction in size and pressure from Duke’s original proposal, NOPE is still evaluating whether the new plan addresses the community’s safety, environmental and economic concerns,” a statement reads. “We’ll need to investigate further before deciding what further action is necessary.” Duke officials hope to gain approval and begin construction next summer, completing the project in fall 2018. Those owning property along the preferred and alternative lines can expect Duke to soon come knocking to begin discussing easements. “Our preferred option is work with the community and residents to try to obtain the right of ways in a manner that would not
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pipeline must be built to allow the company to retire aging “outdated” facilities known as propane peaking stations. This smaller pipeline would allow Duke to put them out of commission, Henning said. However, shrinking this pipeline “delays our ability to significantly increase the amount of natural gas we’re taking from the northern pipelines,” Henning said. Fulfilling that need requires increasing the pressure of transmission lines, as the current ones that are between 40 and 60 years old are replaced. Pipelines can be built stronger and with better technology today, Henning said, and adding
pressure can be done safely. During the pre-application process, Duke put forth three routes and has since dropped one. Duke decided not to move forward with the proposed route in the middle, a route that ran through many neighborhoods in Blue Ash. It was the most densely residential route, and Duke heard loud and clear that wasn’t preferred, Henning said. Applications require an alternative plan and Duke chose the path that runs mainly through Evendale, Blue Ash, Reading and Golf Manor and skirts Amberley Village. The filing sets in motion a state-level review process that could take more than a year. Even with the smaller pipeline, Duke should ex-
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Duke’s preferred route starts just north of Interstate 275 and heads south, directly by the Kenwood Towne Centre, before heading toward Fairfax.
lead us to eminent domain,” Henning said. “That is a final option, but it is afforded to the utility company.” Community leaders along the route said they’re in for the long haul.
“I sincerely commend Duke for showing that they are listening, but they need to listen a little harder,” Cincinnati Councilman P.G. Sittenfeld said. “A potential high-risk project like this, even
when reduced in scale, still shouldn’t be running alongside our homes, schools, churches and hospitals. ... “Our advocacy to protect our families and neighborhoods will continue.”
Carswell honored for Urban Forestry efforts A resident who has volunteered on Wyoming’s UrbanForestry and Beautificiation Commission for four years has been recognized for her efforts. Corrie Carswell “has promoted the enrichment and adornment of common areas and public gathering spaces in the community and worked arduously to protect and preserve the tree legacy provided to this generation by generations past,” a resolution passed by
City Council Aug. 15 said. During her tenure on the commission, Wyoming has obtained a Tree City USA designation, and Carswell was thanked for her volunteer service “Corrie can be proud of the foundation she has laid as she drives down the streets of Wyoming enjoying the beautification efforts and urban canopy she helped to enhance,” the resolution said. Carswell did not attend the City Council meeting.
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