Reminder: South Brunswick Gas Compressor Meeting Thursday Night

Franklin Township, NJ - A public scoping session on an extremely controversial natural gas compressor station proposed for the South Brunswick/Franklin border will be held Thursday night, Sept. 15 in Somerset. The meeting will be held by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), the federal agency that ultimately gives approval over whether the compressor station is built.

The meeting is hosted by the federal government and will run from 5:00 - 9 p.m. at the Franklin Township Community Senior Center. It is a chance for citizens to voice their thoughts. FERC officials will not be making any type of formal presentation. Instead, this is a scoping session meant to gather public opinion of the project.

The current proposal is to build a natural gas compressor just 400 feet from the Princeton Walk community, something Stop Compressor Station 206, a group of concerned residents, opposes. Citing noise concerns, environmental pollution and potential health problems, the group wants to stop the Williams Company from building the compressor. There are also concerns that a nearby rock quarry could cause a rupture in the gas lines that feed the compressor. Meanwhile, a spokesman for Williams tells Patch it will be no louder than a refrigerator and will cause no environmental damage.

Residents will be handed out order numbers in a first-come, first-serve basis, with the last number being handed out at 8:00 p.m. They will also have a chance to speak one-on-one with an official, although the time may be limited based on demand. All publicly-made comments will be a part of the public record.

When: Thursday, September 15, 2016 from 5:00 PM - 9:00 PM
Where: Franklin Township Community Senior Center, 505 Demott Lane, Somerset NJ 08873

For more information on Stop Compressor Station 206, visit their website.

Image: Residents at a previous meeting about the compressor