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Report on the Groveland Township meeting

Report on the Groveland Township meeting

As we noted last week, the Enbridge matter was back on the agenda of the Groveland Township Board of Trustees meeting on Monday night. We attended in the hopes that Groveland would follow the lead of Brandon Township and add its municipal voice to the chorus of those...

Important Meeting in Brandon on Thursday

It appears that things are heating up in Brandon Township. Enbridge has begun construction activity in what looks to us like a deliberate attempt to thumb its nose at the Brandon resolution. In response, Brandon has asked Enbridge to cease those activities. The...

Citizen resistance to Enbridge

Citizen resistance to Enbridge

There is an important and very good article on citizen resistance to 6B by Dave Hasemyer in Inside Climate News this morning. This blog even gets a bit of attention. The most outrageous moment of the article? This little gem from an Enbridge spokesman: "While there...

Groveland Township meeting tonight!

Groveland Township meeting tonight!

Just a reminder about tonight's Groveland Township Board of Trustees meeting. We expect the Groveland board to introduce a resolution along the lines of Brandon Township's. This is a very important action and they need our support, especially since Enbridge appears to...

Judge: Consent Required Prior to Construction

Judge: Consent Required Prior to Construction

A couple of weeks ago, we reported on an MPSC hearing in which Administrative Law Judge Theresa Sheets denied intervenors' motion for order compelling discovery-- a ruling that essentially said Enbridge didn't have to answer the questions they didn't want to answer....

Groveland Township board meeting, Sept. 10

At their Monday, September 10th meeting, the Groveland Township Board of Trustees will once again be discussing the Enbridge matter. We don't have any details, but Supervisor Bob DePalma has given indications in the local press (and also here) that Groveland will...

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