West Point to hold meeting on pipeline

WEST POINT - A CO2 Pipeline informational meeting will be held Thursday, July 13, at 6:30 p.m. in the West Point shelter house.  All local citizens are invited to attend. 
The meeting is being held to help inform and create awareness of the Navigator Heartland Greenway CO2 Pipeline that is proposed to route through Lee County, coming in close proximity to the City of West Point, the West Point Care Center, Holy Trinity Elementary, Central Lee Schools, family farms and many rural homes. Concern has arisen over the potential hazard this pipeline will place on our communities, first responders and citizens.
The Navigator CO2 Heartland Greenway is a high-pressure pipeline to transport carbon dioxide for 1300 miles to sites where it will be sequestered underground or sold for commercial use. Carbon dioxide is an asphyxiant and heavier than oxygen. In 2020 a similar CO2 pipeline ruptured in Satartia, Mississippi, injuring 45 residents. Federal regulations have yet to be updated in response to this rupture.  
The West Point shelter house is located in the northwest corner of the town square.  The meeting is being sponsored by local concerned citizens and all are welcome to attend.