For months the residents who have been fighting tooth and nail to stop the Mariner East 2 pipeline project have been begging for Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf to come here and meet them face-to-face and listen to their concerns.
They won't get the governor today.
But they will get the chance to speak to a legislative panel holding a hearing on pipeline development and safety.
State Rep. Chris Quinn, R-168 of Middletown, will bring lawmakers from across the state here to Delaware County for a hearing to be held on the campus of Penn State Brandywine.
That's just a few miles from the path of the pipeline.
Among those slated to testify are Eve Miari, from the Middletown Coalition for Community Safety, one of the most outspoken local groups that have taken up the cause of fighting Sunoco's massive pipeline, which will carry more than 600,000 barrels a day of volatile gases such as butane, ethane and propane from the state's Marcellus Shale region's to the former refinery in Marcus Hook.
Also scheduled to testify are representatives from the Clean Air Council; Andrew Place, vice chairman of the state Public Utility Commission; Department of Environmental Protection Secretary Patrick McDonnell; and Tim Boyce, head of Delaware County Emergency Services.
The hearing will focus on safety concerns that have dogged the project, as well as pipeline construction standards and state rules and regulations for such projects.
The panel of legislators can expect to get an earful.
The hearing is scheduled to run from 1-3:30 p.m.
We'll be there to cover it.
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