Commissioners from counties on both sides of the Suwannee River saw the sinkholes and big oaks and pines directly above and near where
Sabal Trail proposes to bore under Suwannee River State Park and the River,
led by WWALS board member and Hamilton County resident Chris Mericle,
assisted by Debra Johnson of SpectraBusters, Merrillee Malwitz-Jipson of Our Santa Fe River (OSFR), and others from as far away as south Florida.
All but one of the Suwannee County Commissioners were there, and he had a good excuse.
They also saw Falmouth Spring, which is part of a cave system which Sabal Trail claims is 100 feet deep. Both county commissions meet Tuesday March 1st; see below for details.
WWALS videos to come now posted.
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Suwannee County Commissioners to hike to Suwannee River Sabal Trail crossing
The joint walk to the Suwannee River by Sierra Club, WWALS, and Spectrabusters 16 January 2016 has gotten the mostly-recalcitrant Suwannee County Board of Commissioners to agree to come along next time.
Debra Johnson, SpectraBusters, 2 February 2016,
SUWANNEE COUNTY SBOCC TO HIKE SABAL TRAIL RIVER CROSSING,
After hiking the pipeline route, Commissioner Clyde Fleming became very concerned as he saw the sinkholes in and all around the route. He stated “Sabal Trail has lied to us” and expressed concerns about the integrity of ANY of the environmental studies Suwannee county has received from them.
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No pipeline! Suwannee County to FERC, Army Corps, and Florida
Suwannee County has waked up!
Carl McKinney, Suwannee Democrat, 7 December 2015,
Suwannee County seeks allies in pipeline fight,
County staff is writing a letter to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and the state of Florida, requesting the pipeline not enter Suwannee County.
The commission will vote on whether to send the letters during its Dec. 15 meeting. Both the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and the Florida Department of Environmental Protection have to issue permits for the venture.
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To protect the aquifer and to protect the river: Suwannee County against Sabal Trail 2015-12-01
Standing on their previous resolution against the Hildreth compressor station, SBOCC decided to vote next time on a much stronger resolution to keep the pipeline completely out of Suwannee County. Will Sabal Trail show up for that meeting, 15 December 2015, like Andrea Grover told Carl McKinney of the Suwannee Democrat they would if they had advance notice? I suggest all interested parties come to tha meeting to see, not to mention to counter any “information” Sabal Trail may supply.
Here is SBOCC’s own video of that meeting, in which you can see Commissioner Larry Sessions raise the issue:
I’d like to discuss one thing. Last meeting we discussed at length the Sabal Trail issues, possibly coming through our county and crossing the river a couple times.
I’d like to propose that staff make up a letter or a proposal to restrict the pipeline or maybe have the pipeline avoid all karst areas and wetlands coming through our county. We’re trying to Continue reading
Video of citizens and Commission against Sabal Trail in Suwannee County, FL 2015-11-17
The Commissioners
unanimously voted for that
resolution
to ask Sabal Trail to move the Hildreth compressor station,
as you can see on
Suwannee County’s own video of that meeting.
First, several people spoke against the compressor station, including:
- Dave Shields (WWALS member), who moved to Suwannee County with his family to run an organic farm, only to discover a compressor station planned for upwind,
- Joe Peurrung, President and Owner, Security Safe, who hinted his $3 million company Continue reading