Natural Gas Pipeline Battle Heats Up in Roanoke County
“The proposal to build a 300-mile long 42” natural gas pipeline that would traverse through the Bent Mountain area of Southwest Roanoke County has many residents up in arms – including, at least for now, the Board of Supervisors, which voted 4-1 last week for a resolution against it. Supervisors cited concerns about possible damage to the county water supply should there be a leak or explosion, and the fact that they seemed to find out about the Mountain Valley Pipeline proposal after everyone else did – like Bent Mountain residents and the media. Only Hollins supervisor Al Bedrosian did not support the resolution against the pipeline, saying he didn’t have a problem with a private energy company making money. Bedrosian did say, however, that if there were possible issues with water contamination or if eminent domain had to be used because certain landowners did not want to sell rights of way – pretty much a certainty – than he would not support the project.”
Roanoke Star 15 December 2014.