20140957 Ver 2_Public Notice Comments_20170812

Strickland, Bev
From:Lucy Christopher <[e-mail]>
Sent:Saturday, August 12, 2017 12:06 PM
To:SVC_DENR.publiccomments
Subject:ACP
Dear Committee Members,
I write to petition you to vote against further Atlantic Coast Pipeline development. My reasons
are based on several factors including my deep concern for our common environment, my
questioning that at this time we no longer need the pipeline, that the economic bottom line and
about economic development. The plan of economic development will wreck the human
condition of many of the most vulnerable communities along the pipeline route.
 Leaks of Methane gas from the pipeline and of volatile organic compound emissions from
compressor stations will obviously increase greenhouse gas emissions, both which will
impact the neighboring community health and will move us beyond the 2% Celsius level.
 The very need for increased gas supply capacity is currently questionable. Some studies
suggest that the pipeline will be underutilized since electric utilities appear not to need the
projected gas they have contracted for. Also, ratepayers should not be liable to pay for
construction costs and the capacity that utilities have already contracted to purchase.
 Safety and economic risks, finally, seem the most urgent cause for pause and re-
consideration of the very premise of the ACP, still expected to finish by late 2018.
 Expediting the schedule can predictably means higher safety risks for residents,
higher costs for local governments and less time on vital inspection and oversight.
 Close proximity of the ACP to residential areas could cause increases in homeowner’s
insurance, detrimental effects on market value of nearby properties. Landowners are
at risk of having to sell property at a loss. They also risk having their property seized
through eminent domain for less than market value and temporarily or even
permanently damaged by construction operations.
I urge each of you to examine in your minds and hearts, these significant and very concrete
concerns I have described, as grounds for your re-consideration of any further ACP
development. Your responsibility is surely to the people and not to the companies who will
profit for their shareholders.
I ask your examination as an older person (I will be 80 in November), as a mother and
grandmother of the next generation who has to bear the financial burden and the very air they
breathe—dependent on this specific decision and other similar.

Respectfully submitted,
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Lucy Christopher
Lucy Christopher (Lifelong North Carolina citizen)

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Lucy Christopher [phone]
PO Box 2382, Cashiers NC 28717
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