Only Michigan Nexus pipeline public comment meeting is Aug. 11 in Tecumseh

The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) has scheduled one Nexus pipeline public comment meeting in Michigan on Thursday, Aug. 11, at the Tecumseh Center for the Arts, 400 N. Maumee Street, Tecumseh, MI 49286, (517) 423-6617.
Meeting begins at 5 p.m. and goes until 10 p.m. if people continue to make comments.
It is important that people attend the last meeting FERC will hold in Michigan and offer verbal comments about the Nexus, said Kathy Schoen, who opposes the pipeline.
If a lot of people want to comment, FERC, will limit comment time to 3-5 minutes per individual. But, 3-5 minutes is often sufficient, Schoen said.
It’s suggested that people write their comments and practice reading them.
FERC will also take e-comments or written comments on the Nexus through Aug. 29, 2016. Docket #CP16-22-000 must be included when making a comment to identify the Nexus.
By Nov. 30, 2016 the Final Environmental Impact Statement should be issued with FERC making a decision on the Nexus by Feb. 28, 2017.
More information: www.nopipelies.org ,
http://www.nexusgastransmission.com/
Additional information about the Project is available from FERC’s Office of External Affairs, at (866) 208-FERC, or on the FERC website (www.ferc.gov)
using the eLibrary link. Click on the eLibrary link, click on “General Search,” and enter the docket number excluding the last three digits in the Docket Number field (i.e., CP16-22). Be sure you have selected an appropriate date range. For assistance, contact FERC Online Support at [email protected] or toll free at (866) 208-3676; for TTY, contact (202) 502-8659. The eLibrary link also provides access to the texts of formal documents issued by the Commission, such as orders, notices, and rulemakings.
Brief summary of Pipeline. Summer of 2014 – Landowners and Governmental officials notified about Nexus Project. In 2017, DTE and Spectra Energy want to begin building the 255-mile Nexus Pipeline from Kensington, OH to Willow Run Airport in Ypsilanti, MI. At Willow Run the Nexus would hook into existing DTE pipeline which would take more than 50% of the gas to Dawn Hub in Ontario, Canada. The 3-foot-diameter, high-pressure pipeline could deliver up to 1.5 billion cubic feet of gas a day.
Opponents of the pipeline say if the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) approves the pipeline it could affect people:
• Fire and explosion risk. If a pipeline of this size and pressure ruptures it has a huge fire zone. Between 2006 and 2015, Spectra’s natural gas pipelines caused over $11,000,000 in property damage. (Info from Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration)
• Safety risk to Lincoln Consolidated Schools and Belleville’s Rawsonville Elementary School. Lincoln’s Brick, Bishop and Model elementary schools on the corner of Willis and Whittaker Roads would be within 400-1,000 feet of the proposed route with the rest of the campus within a mile of the route. In addition, Belleville’s Rawsonville Elementary School on Grove Road would be within a half mile of the Nexus as it goes through North Hydro Park just east of Bridge Road. It appears these four schools would be within the incineration zone in the event of a rupture.