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I want to share a heartbreaking story that I told at the Indivisible Chester County Candidates’ Forum. It’s about an elderly couple in Exton who, like so many of us including my family, were lied to and forced into signing an easement back in 2015 before they knew what would flow
through the Mariner East pipelines so close to their home. They now know how dangerous these products are, and are concerned that in the event of a leak they have no way to evacuate. They can’t travel the required half mile on foot, and a vehicle engine can ignite the ethane,
butane or propane. They understand that there is no credible public warning system, because phones can ignite these gases. Those pipes are about 50 feet from their house.
Last week they invited me to their home, because the land agent had returned to negotiate a new, temporary
Last week they invited me to their home, because the land agent had returned to negotiate a new, temporary
