Action of the Day: Please call or email Mayor Hedlund and your councilor and remind them that UNDER NO CONDITION do you want the compressor station in North Weymouth.
Thank them for the town’s continued support.
The email address for the mayor is RHedlund@weymouth.ma.us or call 781-340-5012 and ask to speak to the mayor or leave a message.
For your councilor’s phone number or email, click here.
Thanks!
Read MoreUse the 1-pager to share with media contacts or for folks new to the issue. It provides a simple, basic overview at the issue at hand.
Read MoreKinder Morgan announced today that they are suspending production of the Northeast Energy Direct (NED) pipeline.
Read MoreDon’t forget that comments to the MassDEP are due Tuesday, April 19 for the proposed compressor station waterways license.
You can email your comments to Frank.Taormina@state.ma.us
Read MoreMonthly FRRACS meeting is tonight!
Read MoreThe monthly FRRACS meeting is tomorrow.
Read MoreInstructions on how to submit your comment to the Conservation Commission.
Read MoreWatch Dr. Nordgaard's health presentation!
Read MoreFrom The Boston Globe:
The town of Weymouth is getting louder in its opposition to Spectra Energy’s proposal to build a natural gas compressor station by the Fore River Bridge – with town councilors now joining the mayor, their state legislator, and local residents who’ve crowded meetings and rallied weekly at the foot of the bridge.
Dozens of residents raised objections to the plan in late March at a four-hour hearing in the town before the state Department of Environmental Protection. And more than 60 opponents crowded an April 6 hearing of the Weymouth Conservation Commission, which will decide whether the project meets local and state wetlands requirements. The panel continued the hearing until May 25 to get more information from Spectra about the project’s impact on wetlands and wildlife.
Read MoreAs a reminder, the Weymouth Conservation Commission will be meeting tomorrow, April 6, to discuss the application of Algonquin Gas Transmission, LLC for a Notice of Intent to construct a natural gas compressor station as part of the Atlantic Bridge Project. We encourage folks to attend this hearing and to share their comments with the Commission.
The public hearing will be held at the Weymouth High School, 1 Wildcat Way, South Weymouth, in the Mary Jo Livingstone Humanities Center (maroon building) at 6pm.
Join the facebook event for more updates!
The Notice of Intent has been filed under the Massachusetts Wetlands Protection Act (MGL chapter 131, section 40) and the Weymouth Wetlands Protection Ordinance (Weymouth Code of Ordinances, section 7-301). The proposed project is located on Bridge Street on the parcel shown as Assessor’s Map 6, Block 63, Lot 1. The subject land is located within Designated Port Area and portions of the work are located within Land Subject to Coastal Storm Flowage, Riverfront Area, and Buffer Zone to Coastal Bank and Coastal Beach.
The compressor station will be the only item on the meeting agenda and there will be ample time for questions and discussion, but please note that the public hearing will be limited to discussion of issues relevant to the state Wetlands Protection Act and the Weymouth Wetlands Protection Ordinance. Thank you.
Town Website Information: http://www.weymouth.ma.us/conservation-commission/news/public-hearing-april-6th-algonquin-gas-notice-of-intent-for-natural-gas
From The Washington Post
"...study after study has found that community noise is interrupting our sleep, interfering with our children's learning, suppressing our immune systems and even increasing -- albeit just a little -- our chances of having a heart attack.
Read MoreLearn about the potential health effects of compressor stations with Dr. Curt Nordgaard.
Read MoreSubmit your comments to the MassDEP and Conservation Commission.
Read MoreDon’t forget tomorrow is the meeting with the MassDEP regarding Spectra’s permit application. Details below:
We ask you to attend a special public meeting with the Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection.
WHEN: MONDAY, MARCH 28, 2016 beginning at 5:30 PM
WHERE: THE ABIGAIL ADAMS MIDDLE SCHOOL AUDITORIUM
89 MIDDLE STREET, WEYMOUTH
WHAT: This is a public meeting to help the DEP determine whether or not to grant permits to Spectra Energy Texas to build the compressor station in a designated port.
WHY SHOULD YOU ATTEND: DEP Chapter 91 regulations state that in order for a facility to be sited in a designated port, it must be water dependent. This compressor station is NOT water dependent. Additionally, due to the toxic nature of this facility, it will be dumping Volatile Organic Compounds (VOC’s) into the water and air in the Fore River Basin.
HAVE YOUR VOICE HEARD! TELL THE MassDEP TO DENY SPECTRA’S PERMIT !
Instructions on how to submit your comments to the MassDEP in regards to Spectra's application to build the Compressor Station in a Designated Port Area. They claim it is "ancillary to a water-dependent use [their Hubline]." We believe they can not prove "that such facility cannot reasonably be located or operated away from tidal or inland waters" [301 CMR 9.12 (2)(c)
Read MoreACTION ALERT-
We ask you to attend a special public meeting with the Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection.
WHEN: MONDAY, MARCH 28, 2016 beginning at 5:30 PM
WHERE: THE ABIGAIL ADAMS MIDDLE SCHOOL AUDITORIUM
89 MIDDLE STREET, WEYMOUTH
WHAT: This is a public meeting to help the DEP determine whether or not to grant permits to Spectra Energy Texas to build the compressor station in a designated port.
WHY SHOULD YOU ATTEND: DEP Chapter 91 regulations state that in order for a facility to be sited in a designated port, it must be water dependent. This compressor station is NOT water dependent. Additionally, due to the toxic nature of this facility, it will be dumping Volatile Organic Compounds (VOC’s) into the water and air in the Fore River Basin.
HAVE YOUR VOICE HEARD! TELL THE MassDEP TO DENY SPECTRA’S PERMIT !
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The Patriot Ledger, 3/13/16
Last August The Patriot Ledger released a pro-compressor station editorial and faced immediate backlash from the community. We're happy to see that they may be shifting from their original stance.
Hey friends, Don't forget FRRACS is meeting this week. There's lots to discuss and projects to start working on, so we hope you can make it.
When: Tuesday, March 8 at 7pm
Where: Fore River Club House in Quincy (16 Nevada Rd.)
* For folks new to the group who want to get a recap on the campaign, you're welcome to join us at 6:30pm.
See you on Tuesday!
We do not need this amount of gas. Ever. With the addition of excess solar, wind, and hydro power coming online and with the conservation being done with energy efficient appliances, etc, this is more gas than we could ever use
Read MoreUPDATE - SPECTRA HAS CANCELED THEIR APPEARANCE AT THE MARCH 9 CONSERVATION COMMISSION MEETING, but they may be there in April. We will keep you updated!
CANCELED - Spectra will be before the Weymouth Conservation Commission on March 9th at 7:00PM in the Town Council Chambers at Town Hall. Please plan to attend this important meeting, if you can. We need to deny Spectra our public lands.
A legal notice should be appearing in the paper and the agenda will be out a few days prior.
After thoughtfully and meticulously reading through just one of Spectra's 300-page documents, Councilor Rebecca Haugh came across this striking statement that pertains to the proposed compressor station:
"The Weymouth Compressor Station is also considered to be a high consequence area."
As Councilor Haugh said, "If it is a high consequence area, then why is it being considered and why are there no regulations or laws to protect humans? There are more regulations protecting birds, turtles and bats than human beings with these projects."
Join us on Wednesday, March 9 at the Town Hall in Weymouth (75 Middle Street) to defend our public lands from Spectra.
Local opposition to the proposed Natural Gas Compressor Station abutting a dense residential community
Every contribution helps us bring attention to this dangerous Compressor Station.
www.NoCompressor.com is maintained by Fore River Residents Against the Compressor Station.
Email: nocompressor@gmail.com
