Just over the county line in Robinson Township, Washington County, is another try to build a power plant. Beech Hollow Energy wants to build a 1,000 megawatt natural gas power plant.
With so much Marcellus development in the area and two massive cryogenic plants two miles away in Smith, do we really need a gas power plant to add to the pollution?
Not only would this plant bring our area more pollution, causing a health risk, we may all see a decrease in our property values.
Members of the Robinson Township Board of Supervisors and Planning Commission are making money off this project with easements for the applicant’s pipeline pathway.
In addition to an easement, supervisor Roger Kendall’s land will be used for construction of dew point heaters to increase the heat capacity for the plant. How can these boards approve a massive project for the township when they have a vested interest in it?
Residents need to come to the meeting at 8400 Noblestown Road in McDonald on Oct. 14 at 6:30 p.m.
CATHY LODGE
Smith
First Published: October 11, 2019, 4:00 a.m.
