Monday, April 22, 2013
In a story first reported by Patch, residents are fighting plans to build an Atlanta Gas Light regulator station in their neighborhoods.
Last week's gas leaks in several parts of DeKalb County have heightened neighborwood worries over Atlanta Gas Light's regulator station being built in the Clairmont Road/Tanglewood Circle community. In a letter to DeKalb Commissioner Jeff Rader, state Rep. Scott Holcomb and other public officials, Lori Muskat, who heads up the Clairmont Community Alliance, wrote, "Residents in the vicinity of the Eastside Pipeline project are very concerned about the occurrence of three major gas leaks within the past five weeks, two of which occurred in different locations yesterday." She also asked officials to learn why so many leaks have been occurring lately. In a story first reported here on Patch, AGL is replacing portions of its so-called Eastside…
Wednesday, April 17, 2013
The Dresden East Civic Association meets on Wednesday night at St. Pius High School.
Members of a community organization opposed to Atlanta Gas Light's regulator station will brief members of the Dresden East Civic Association (DECA) on Wednesday night. DECA is set to meet at St. Pius High School at 7 pm. Also on the agenda is a discussion of a proposed University Triangle CID. In a story first reported here on Patch, AGL is replacing portions of its so-called Eastside Pipeline. It is also building a gas regulator pipeline station directly in DeKalb-Peachtree Airport's flight path, which has some residents worried about potential public safety issues. While AGL spokespersons say the station and pipeline are safe, some local residents say the company has not been forthcoming about addressing the concerns of local residents…
Monday, April 1, 2013
In a story first reported on Patch, residents are fighting plans to build an Atlanta Gas Light regulator station in PDK's flight path.
Opponents of an Atlanta Gas Light regulator station being built in PDK's flight path are circulating a video of a 2010 fire at a similar station, also constructed near a residential neighborhood. The video is of a 2010 gas regulator station fire in Toledo, Ohio. In a story first reported here on Patch, AGL is replacing portions of its so-called Eastside Pipeline. It is also building a gas regulator pipeline station directly in DeKalb-Peachtree Airport's flight path, which has some residents worried about potential public safety issues. Lori Muskat, chair of the Clairmont Community Alliance, sent the video to several public officials, asking them to persuade the Georgia Public Service Commission to stop the project. Muskat, along with …
Thursday, March 28, 2013
Two members of the Clairmont Community Alliance are set to appear at a Thursday hearing on the controversial project.
Two local residents are set to appear Thursday morning before the Georgia Public Service Commission, talking about Atlanta Gas Light's plans to build to a gas regulator station near PDK Airport. Lori Muskat and Cheryl Huvardon are both members of the Clairmont Community Alliance, a group of residents opposed to the project being built in the Tanglewood Circle and Clairmont Road communities. The meeting begins at 9 am at the PSC's offices, 244 Washington Street. In a story first reported here on Patch, AGL is replacing portions of its so-called Eastside Pipeline. It is also building a gas regulator pipeline station directly in DeKalb-Peachtree Airport's flight path, which has some residents worried about potential public safety issues. …
Tuesday, March 19, 2013
The Clairmont Community Alliance is meeting on Wednesday, March 20, at the Chamblee Library.
The Clairmont Community Alliance is holding a meeting on Wednesday, March 20, on the controversial Atlanta Gas Light pipeline and regulator station currently under construction in the area. In a story first reported here on Patch, AGL is replacing portions of its so-called Eastside Pipeline. It is also building a gas regulator pipeline station directly in DeKalb-Peachtree Airport's flight path, which has some residents worried about potential public safety issues. AGL is constructing the gas regulator station near the intersection of Clairmont Road and Tanglewood Circle. While AGL spokespersons say the station and pipeline are safe, some local residents say the company has not been forthcoming about addressing the concerns of local …
Monday, February 25, 2013
Atlanta Gas Light is holding an open house on Tuesday night to hear from residents and present information on the controversial project.
An open house has been set for Tuesday night, Feb. 26, for local residents to hear from Atlanta Gas Light (AGL) about its controversial pipeline and regulation station that is being built in DeKalb-Peachtree Airport's flight path. The event will be held from 6 to 8 pm at the Greek Orthodox Cathedral on Clairmont Road. In a story first reported here on Patch, AGL is replacing portions of its so-called Eastside Pipeline. It is also building a gas regulator pipeline station directly in DeKalb-Peachtree Airport's flight path, which has some residents worried about potential public safety issues. AGL is constructing the gas regulator station near the intersection of Clairmont Road and Tanglewood Circle. While AGL spokespersons say the station …
Thursday, January 31, 2013
Neighbors say the gas company has not provided answers to their concerns about a gas pipeline station being constructed in PDK's flight path.
A group of concerned residents say they have not received any answers from AGL Resources regarding their concerns about the company's gas regulator station that is being placed in DeKalb-Peachtree Airport's flight path. In a list of questions regarding the project, leaders of the Clairmont Community Alliance say Atlanta Gas Light project representatives were unaware that the station was being built in PDK's flight path. "In the initial planning of the gas regulator station, was consideration given to the fact that the station will be located within a flight path of PDK airport?" reads one of the questions. "If so, why were Jodie Huiet and Brad Beckman (project leaders) not aware of the PDK flight path?" A PDF listing the residents' …
Wednesday, January 23, 2013
Residents are concerned that a new regulator station poses a public safety risk.
Atlanta Gas Light's (AGL) plans to construct a pipeline station directly in DeKalb-Peachtree Airport's flight path has some residents worried about potential public safety issues. AGL is constructing the gas regulator station near the intersection of Clairmont Road and Tanglewood Circle. "We believe the location of the regulator station is safe and we do not have any additional safety concerns," said Annette Martinez, director of external relations for Atlanta Gas Light's parent company, AGL Resources. Martinez said gas regulator stations reduce pressure in pipeline, and that the project is part of the company's Eastside Pipeline replacement project. But some residents are worried about placing such a facility so close to an airport, and …
Michael Swahn
10:26 am on Saturday, May 4, 2013
Please get the pipeline in soon. The old cast iron pipes are not safe. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_pipeline_accidents_in_the_United_States_in_the_21st_century more ›