Citizens Preserving Floyd County (CPFC) will hold an important community educational outreach meeting on Thursday, August 14, 2014 to provide new details about the Mountain-Valley pipeline. This 42 inch interstate natural gas transport has been proposed by two energy corporations, EQT and Next Era, to cut across our county. The meeting will begin at 7:00 PM at the Floyd Ecovillage. It is located at 718 Franklin Pike Rd, Floyd, VA.
Anyone interested in the information we have gathered regarding this pipeline is welcome. It is our intention to support our community by making all known details and response options available to all at this public meeting. We especially urge county landowners whose property rights may be involved to attend.
A report on how our local government is supporting citizens’ concerns will be presented. There will be an opportunity to find out how you can help preserve the water, farmland soils, scenic beauty and environmental health of Floyd County. Signs opposing the construction of the pipeline will be available.
Signs now available at The Floyd Country Store. We’re asking for at least $5 to cover the costs of printing, if possible. Let’s spread these on roads all over Floyd County!
Signs with this graphic are now available at The Floyd Country Store. We’re asking for at least $5 to cover the costs of printing, if possible. Let’s scatter these in yards all over Floyd County!
The last Floyd County Board of Supervisors meeting was held on July 22. The next meeting will be Tuesday, August 12. There was a strong showing at the last meeting and we hope that there will be a strong showing at the next one, though it may be more difficult since it is held in the morning.
Read the report here: http://www.swvatoday.com/news/floyd/article_d1ce56f4-13f7-11e4-beac-001a4bcf6878.html
It is especially important for landowners to voice their concerns at this juncture and ideally, to provide a written statement to the board which will be entered into public record.
“Regular meetings are held the second Tuesday of each month at 8:30am and the fourth Tuesday of each month at 7:00pm in the Board Room of the County Administration Building, 120 West Oxford Street, Floyd. Adjourned or special called meetings are scheduled when necessary. All meetings are open to the public. A Public Comment Period is held at each regular meeting.” From: http://www.floydcova.org/government/board_of_supervisors.shtml
Floyd County’s ecosystem is especially unique and sensitive because of our water table. We are on the Eastern Continental Divide. No water flows into the county. But the springs and streams that originate here feed three watersheds: the Upper Roanoke, the Upper New and the Upper Dan. These watersheds feed 28 counties and four metropolitan areas. They cover over 10,000 miles of waterways.
Pollution to the streams in Floyd from blasting during construction of this pipeline could affect everyone’s water–it is all interconnected. And a rupture or accident of any kind would be devastating, not just to us but to everyone downstream.
We are not simply saying “not in my back yard.”
We’re saying:
NOT IN MY HEADWATERS.
“Water will be a high-level concern when considering the possible long-term impacts of the proposed Mountain Valley pipeline across Floyd County. Our Blue Ridge geology presents unique uncertainties and known risks from groundwater contamination.” http://www.fragmentsfromfloyd.com/homeandhearth/floydco/my-water-is-our-water/
