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Dates and locations have not changed –Sabal Trail Transmission

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Sabal Trail did all that was strictly required by FERC, so quit your whining, basically. The only new information is the list of newspapers STT used for advertising. People didn’t quit complaining, so later STT added a makeup meeting in Moultrie.

Filed with FERC 2 December 2013, Sabal Trail Transmission, LLC submits its Response to Comments Seeking Open House Meeting Information for the Sabal Trail Project under Docket No. PF14-1.

Sabal Trail Transmission, LLC 2701 N. Rocky Point Drive, Suit 1050 Tampa, FL

December 2, 2013

Ms. Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
888 First Street, NE
Washington, DC 20426

Re: Sabal Trail Transmission, LLC
Sabal Trail Project, Docket No. PF14-1-000
Response to Comments Seeking Open House Meeting Information

Dear Ms. Bose: Continue reading Dates and locations have not changed –Sabal Trail Transmission →

The outreach programs to date have been ineffectual –Carol Singletary

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Filed with FERC 12 December 2013:

November 18, 2013
4871 Gary Lane
Valdosta, GA 31601

P. Martin Teague

Associate General Counsel
Sabal Trail Transmissions, LLC
2701 North Rocky Point Dr.
Suite 1050
Tampa, FL 33607

Dear Mr. Teague,

I would like to thank you for the time you spent with me this morning regarding my concerns about the proposed natural gas pipeline FERC docket filing PF14-1.

The information that I am requesting is as follows:

Continue reading The outreach programs to date have been ineffectual –Carol Singletary →

I adamantly oppose this proposed pipeline –Thomas Lovett to FERC

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Filed with FERC 1 December 2013:

Thomas Lovett, Quitman, GA.
December 1, 2013

Thomas D. Lovett
250 Monument Church Road
Quitman, GA 31643

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
888 First Street, NE
Washington, D.C. 20426

Re: FERC Docket No. PF-14-1

Dear FERC,

As a Brooks County, Georgia landowner who would be directly affected by Sabal Trail Transmission, LLC’s proposed pipeline, I adamantly oppose this proposed pipeline, for the reasons stated below.

The 36-inch pipeline/easement would cut a path approximately 5,480 feet long and 100 feet wide across our family farm, located at 250 Monument Church Road, Quitman, Georgia, 31643. Our family farm has been continuously owned by my family for more than 100 years. I live on the farm with my wife and two boys.

The pipeline, if allowed, would be approximately 680 feet directly behind our residence. It would be approximately 790 feet from nearby Morning Star Church Continue reading I adamantly oppose this proposed pipeline –Thomas Lovett to FERC →

Any entry onto either of these two properties will be deemed a trespass –Sandra Jones to FERC

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Filed with FERC 30 November 2013:

Sandra Jones, Moultrie, GA.
Sandra G. Yarbrough Jones
2056 Dunn Road
Moultrie, GA 31768
November 30, 2013

Via: First Class Mail; Certified, Return Receipt Requested Mail; Email

Matthew J. Calvert
Hunton & Williams LLP
Suite 4100
600 Peachtree Street, N.E.
Atlanta, GA 30308-2216

Dear Mr. Calvert:

This letter is to inform you that I do not consent to Sabal Trail, Spectra Energy or any of its agents or employees entering my two properties Continue reading Any entry onto either of these two properties will be deemed a trespass –Sandra Jones to FERC →

We hereby RESCIND our original permission –Kiokee-Flint Group

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Filed with FERC 27 November 2013 by Dinorah Hall:

November 26, 2013

Dear Matthew J. Calvert,

We, the undersigned, are landowners who have received several letters from Sabal Trail Transmission Pipeline LLC’s agents and attorneys informing us of Sabal’s intent to enter our respective properties to conduct surveys in connection with the FERC Docket No. PF14-1. Originally, some of us had given consent to the company to conduct the surveys. However, based on recent events including the company’s refusal to provide us with details about its proposal and its efforts to harass us with visits, letters and phone calls about the survey, we hereby RESCIND our original permission.

We do not believe that you have a right Continue reading We hereby RESCIND our original permission –Kiokee-Flint Group →

Sabal Trail has not met their commitments to provide information –Carol Singletary to FERC

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Filed with FERC 20 November 2013:

Carol Singletary, Valdosta, GA.

I am strongly contesting the information provided in the RR1 Sabal-Trail-Project initial Draft PF — final PDF, under Accession number 20131115-5084, docket number PF14-1. Sabal Trail has not met their commitments to provide information to me, the property owner. Their filing exaggerated their efforts to contact and respond to property owners concerns.

My impression is the landowner consultations are motivated to extract an agreement from the landowner for the survey. I have submitted questions to Sabal Trail representatives at the October 16th Open House held in Valdosta, Georgia and I am still waiting for a response. I have more Continue reading Sabal Trail has not met their commitments to provide information –Carol Singletary to FERC →

karst/limestone substrate connected to the aquifer –Nancy C Dwyer to FERC

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Filed with FERC 19 November 2013:

nancy c dwyer, Lake Panasoffkee, FL.

Where is consideration for alternate routes? Such as co-locating with other FPL projects? Or, for example, locating 6 miles of pipeline in nearby deep sandy soil vs karst/limestone substrate connected to the aquifer, which is part of the proposed route in Sumter County, FL.

How to comment with FERC.

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Easement completely destroys any further use of this property –David C. Watkins, III to FERC

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Filed with FERC 16 November 2013:

David C. Watkins, III, Valdosta, GA.

I am submitting my opposition to this pipeline. I own 2.09 acres of land in Lowndes County Ga. that was passed down from my Grandfather to my Father who then passed it down to me. We built our home on the north end of this lot and there is enough land left below the existing SONAT pipeline to build another home for our grandchildren or possibly a rental home for future supplemental income. There is already a septic tank and water supply line there for future use. Granting Sabal Trail/ Spectra an easement completely destroys any further use of this property. I am not interested in receiving fair market value for this strip of land because it will be a minimal amount but will not allow me to put any structure on this property.

Also I am very concerned about potential safety hazards. They do not have a good safety record. Also the first interaction that I had with them I was misled or lied to. I received a form requesting permission to come on my property for surveying. I called the contact number on the form to ask if they would be using the existing SONAT easement and was told “Absolutely”. Assuming that this was true I signed the form and sent it back in. Later I am told by the surveyors that they cannot share easements. On Monday 11/18/2013 I will be sending a form VIA registered mail that they are not to enter my property again.

I just do not understand why if they cannot use the existing easement why not go another route instead of taking property from the same property owners twice.

Respectfully Yours,
D.C. Watkins III

How to comment with FERC.

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FERC FOIA not transparent even internally

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Received yesterday by email to me and Beth Gordon. -jsq

*John and Beth,*

*Regarding your FOIA questions, I’ve contacted the Commission’s Offices of External Affairs and General & Administrative Law, and have determined that the best course of action to fully and accurately respond to your questions would be for you to speak directly with our FOIA Public Liaison Ms. Toyia Jackson. I was hoping to be able to answer your questions myself; however, I believe that it would be better if Ms. Jackson responded to you. As the Commission’s FOIA Public Liaison she is much more capable than I to answer your questions. I have forwarded your questions to her and we have discussed the conversations each of us have had. Ms. Jackson’s contact information is:*

*Toyia Johnson*, FOIA Public Liaison
Office of External Affairs
Telephone: 202-502-6088

Respectfully,

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Question the Sabal Trail pipeline in Osceola County 2014-02-10

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Update: 10 Feb 2014: Watch it online or go to one of several other upcoming county commission meetings.

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Valdosta, 6 February 2014 — Local landowner Monica Martin will speak to the Osceola County Commission about the proposed Sabal Trail methane gas pipeline and its effects on the aquifer, native wildlife, and the landscape, plus property values and property rights. Other local citizens may also speak in the same "Hear the Audience" section (turn in a "Request to Speak" form before the meeting). Anyone from anywhere can come listen, or protest against the pipeline outside.

When:  1:30 PM
Monday, February 10 th 2014

Where: Administration Building 4 th Floor
One Courthouse Square
Kissimmee, Florida 34741
407-742-2000

Why: Spectra Energy, which had compressor station leaks in Maine last month and in Pennsylvania last year, plus multiple fines by Pipeline Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) for corrosion and leaks, and a record $15 million EPA fine for PCB contamination, proposes a hundred-foot-wide gash through our lands for their huge 36 inch Sabal Trail gas pipeline from Alabama through Georgia to feed Florida Power and Light (FPL) and Duke Energy for no benefit to local citizens and rate hikes for FPL customers. A one-time payment is not enough Continue reading Question the Sabal Trail pipeline in Osceola County 2014-02-10 →