Press Event: FRRACS Stands Up to Spectra

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Today, members of FRRACS held a press conference at the site of the proposed compressor station in regards to the ongoing battle against Spectra Energy. Upon learning that Spectra had offered money to the Town of Weymouth in return for getting the town to end their strong opposition to the compressor, FRRACS met with the Mayor to determine if this was true; he confirmed that this interaction did occur.

We were joined today by Claire Miller from Toxics Action Center, Emily Kirkland from 350 Mass, and an activist from the Sandisfield against Kinder Morgan.

We are asking now folks to contact the Mayor's office and the town council to urge them not to accept any deal from Spectra. No amount of money would be worth our health, our environment, our safety, or our economic well-being. 

Please call the Mayor now and tell him not to support any deal: 781-335-2000

   Alice, FRRACS lead, speaking about Spectra's deal

   Alice, FRRACS lead, speaking about Spectra's deal

 

The press statement given by Alice is available below:

 

 

Action Alert: Call the Mayor today!

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Action Alert: Call the Mayor today!

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!

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Boston Globe: Weymouth turns up heat against gas compressor station

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Boston Globe: Weymouth turns up heat against gas compressor station

From 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.

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Reminder - ConCom Meeting Tomorrow

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As 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.

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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

Reminder – Important Meeting March 28

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Don’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 !

Submit Comments to Mass DEP on Spectra's Chapter 91 Waterways Application

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Submit Comments to Mass DEP on Spectra's Chapter 91 Waterways Application

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)

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Alert: Important Meeting March 28

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ACTION 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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Email us at: nocompressor@gmail.com

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