Columbiana County open house set for gas pipeline project

WASHINGTON - Developers of a proposed pipeline that would link local natural gas resources to customers as far away as Canada have scheduled several informational sessions for communities along parts of the 250 mile long route.
Nexus Gas Transmission LLC has notified the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission that it will hold ten open house sessions between February 2 and February 18.
On Tuesday, February 10, an open house is scheduled from 5:00 pm until 7:30 pm at the United Local High School Cafeteria, 8143 Ohio Route 9, in Hanoverton, Columbiana County.
The open houses are for affected landowners, an other people and entities having an interest in the project.
The planned pipeline would travel through Hanover, West and Knox Townships in Columbiana County.
A list of landowners living along the route of the pipeline was submitted to the government under seal as privileged information.
According to documents filed with the FERC, the NEXUS Project will create a new path to deliver 1.5 billion cubic feet of gas per day from the Marcellus and Utica shale regions to parts of Ohio, Michigan, Chicago and Ontario.
Approximately 200 miles of new pipeline would be located in Columbiana, Stark, Summit, Wayne, Medina, Lorain, Erie, Sandusky, Wood, Lucas, and Fulton Counties in Ohio.
Another 50 miles of new pipeline would be installed in Michigan,
The project would connect the existing Kensington Processing Plant in Columbiana County to the Texas Eastern mainline extension Booster Station, as well as the Tennessee Gas Pipeline mainline.
Four new gas turbine compressor stations would be installed in Columbiana, Medina, Erie and Lucas Counties.
If the project meets with regulatory approval, construction would begin two years from now, and the pipeline would go into service in November 2017.
Dates and Locations for NEXUS Gas Transmission, LLC Open Houses:
1. Monday, February 2, 2015
The Galaxy Banquet Center
Venus & Moonglow Rooms
201 Park Center Dr.
Wadsworth, OH 44281
5:00pm to 7:30pm
2. Tuesday, February 3, 2015
Lorain County Community College Spitzer Conference Center (Grand Room)
1005 Abbe Rd. N
Elyria, OH 44035
5:00pm to 7:30pm
3. Wednesday, February 4, 2015
Margaretta Elementary School Cafeteria
5906 Bogart Rd. W
Castalia, OH 44824
5:00pm to 7:30pm
4. Thursday, February 5, 2015
Terra State Community College Neely Conference & Hospitality Center (Grand Hall)
2830 Napoleon Rd.
Fremont, OH 43420
5:00pm to 7:30pm
5. Monday, February 9, 2015
Stark State College
Business and Entrepreneurship Center (ROOM M 100)
6200 Frank Ave NW
North Canton, OH 44720
5:00pm to 7:30pm
6. Tuesday, February 10, 2015
United Local High School Cafeteria
8143 Ohio Route 9
Hanoverton, OH 44423
5:00pm to 7:30pm
7. Wednesday, February 11, 2015
Swanton High School Cafeteria
601 N Main St.
Swanton, OH 43558
5:00pm to 7:30pm
8. Thursday, February 12, 2015
Central Park West
3141 Central Park West Dr.
Toledo, OH 43617
5:00pm to 7:30pm
9. Tuesday, February 17, 2015
Adrian College Tobias Center (Adrian Room)
110 S Madison St.
Adrian, MI 49221
5:00pm to 7:30pm
10. Wednesday, February 18, 2015
Lincoln High School Cafeteria
7425 Willis Rd.
Ypsilanti, MI 48197
5:00pm to 7:30pm