I have to admit that I feel for the residents of Andover.
Where is Andover? It's on the western edge of the county, near the intersection of Routes 352 and 926. I drive by it every night on the way home.
Want a good example of the effect that construction of the Mariner East 2 pipeline is having? Take a drive out Route 352.
Some people there now have a pipeline literally in their back yard.
I am guessing that when people plunked down their hard-earned money, they had no idea that one day they would have a pipeline moving in next door.
They have lost some of their pristine scenery, trees, a buffer from the highway, and a bit of their privacy.
We told some of their story Sunday.
None of this is likely going to change what is happening.
A couple of things should be said. First, Sunoco Pipeline is within its rights to do what they are doing. The courts have backed them in just about every instance. As ugly as the construction process looks right now, Sunoco is vowing to return the space as much as possible to the way it once was. They say the trees will be replanted, and that the company has complied with all the environmental requirements in our construction.
That does not seem to be soothing residents' concerns.
Word is they are now preparing to go into court in an attempt to have construction of the pipeline halted.
We'll stay with the story.
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