Comments on: Comments to FERC on MVP and ACP Now Needed https://www.frackcheckwv.net/2021/04/14/comments-to-ferc-on-mvp-and-acp-now-needed/ Just another WordPress site Wed, 14 Feb 2024 02:06:39 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: Carvins Cove Reservoir https://www.frackcheckwv.net/2021/04/14/comments-to-ferc-on-mvp-and-acp-now-needed/#comment-388423 Carvins Cove Reservoir Thu, 15 Apr 2021 00:20:20 +0000 http://www.frackcheckwv.net/?p=37019#comment-388423 <strong>Funds from Mountain Valley Pipeline awarded for Carvins Cove land and other projects</strong> From an Article by Laurence Hammack, Roanoke Times, April 12, 2021 The entire shoreline of the <strong>Carvins Cove Reservoir</strong> could soon be in public hands. A $175,000 grant from the Virginia Outdoors Foundation will initiate talks with the owners of a 46-acre tract at the reservoir’s southern tip — the last remaining privately owned piece of waterfront property. The grant was awarded to the Western Virginia Water Authority, which co-owns and manages the reservoir and a surrounding 12,700-acre natural reserve with the city of Roanoke. “Carvins Cove is the primary source of drinking water for residents in the valley, and land conservation activities such as these protect water quality and expand low-impact recreational activities in the valley,” read a statement released Monday by authority spokeswoman Sarah Baumgardner. <strong>Money for the purchase came from the Mountain Valley Pipeline, which three years ago agreed to pay $27.5 million to the state of Virginia to compensate for the forest fragmentation and water pollution that was expected to come from building the massive pipeline. Virginia then passed the company’s payment on to four conservation groups.</strong> <strong>The Virginia Outdoors Foundation received $15 million, which it has been doling out in annual grants to recipients in the six counties crossed by the pipeline — Giles, Craig, Montgomery, Roanoke, Franklin and Pittsylvania.</strong> The latest round of grants announced Monday totals $1 million. In addition to the water authority, seven other applicants were awarded funding for trail and greenway projects, improvements to parks, and construction of a river access point. Funds from Mountain Valley Pipeline awarded for Carvins Cove land and other projects

From an Article by Laurence Hammack, Roanoke Times, April 12, 2021

The entire shoreline of the Carvins Cove Reservoir could soon be in public hands.

A $175,000 grant from the Virginia Outdoors Foundation will initiate talks with the owners of a 46-acre tract at the reservoir’s southern tip — the last remaining privately owned piece of waterfront property.

The grant was awarded to the Western Virginia Water Authority, which co-owns and manages the reservoir and a surrounding 12,700-acre natural reserve with the city of Roanoke.

“Carvins Cove is the primary source of drinking water for residents in the valley, and land conservation activities such as these protect water quality and expand low-impact recreational activities in the valley,” read a statement released Monday by authority spokeswoman Sarah Baumgardner.

Money for the purchase came from the Mountain Valley Pipeline, which three years ago agreed to pay $27.5 million to the state of Virginia to compensate for the forest fragmentation and water pollution that was expected to come from building the massive pipeline. Virginia then passed the company’s payment on to four conservation groups.

The Virginia Outdoors Foundation received $15 million, which it has been doling out in annual grants to recipients in the six counties crossed by the pipeline — Giles, Craig, Montgomery, Roanoke, Franklin and Pittsylvania.

The latest round of grants announced Monday totals $1 million. In addition to the water authority, seven other applicants were awarded funding for trail and greenway projects, improvements to parks, and construction of a river access point.

]]> By: Pat Thomas https://www.frackcheckwv.net/2021/04/14/comments-to-ferc-on-mvp-and-acp-now-needed/#comment-388417 Pat Thomas Thu, 15 Apr 2021 00:06:41 +0000 http://www.frackcheckwv.net/?p=37019#comment-388417 <strong>Bail denied for Mountain Valley Pipeline protestors</strong> By Pat Thomas MONTGOMERY COUNTY, Va. (WDBJ) - Bail was denied Monday for a man arrested for trespassing as a protester against the Mountain Valley Pipeline in Montgomery County. Alexander Lowe, 24 of Worcester, Massachusetts, was in court and told he would stay in the Montgomery County Jail, with another hearing set for May 5. He was arrested for Obstruction of Justice and Interfering with the Property Rights of Another. Lowe was the lone remaining tree sitter after others were removed two weeks ago from the site on Yellow Finch Lane. Another protester, Claire Fiocco, 23 of Dorset, Vermont, also remains in jail without bond. A small number of people are standing outside the courthouse in support of the protesters. Bail denied for Mountain Valley Pipeline protestors

By Pat Thomas

MONTGOMERY COUNTY, Va. (WDBJ) – Bail was denied Monday for a man arrested for trespassing as a protester against the Mountain Valley Pipeline in Montgomery County.

Alexander Lowe, 24 of Worcester, Massachusetts, was in court and told he would stay in the Montgomery County Jail, with another hearing set for May 5.

He was arrested for Obstruction of Justice and Interfering with the Property Rights of Another.

Lowe was the lone remaining tree sitter after others were removed two weeks ago from the site on Yellow Finch Lane.

Another protester, Claire Fiocco, 23 of Dorset, Vermont, also remains in jail without bond.

A small number of people are standing outside the courthouse in support of the protesters.

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