BOE Faces Scrutiny, Commissioners Oppose Gas Pipeline
A look at the stories that Patch will cover this week in Bloomfield.
On Monday’s Bloomfield Township Council meeting, Councilman Nick Joanow is slated to introduce a resolution concerning the Transco Pipeline running through Bloomfield near the Nutley border. The pipeline’s owners want to build new pipe sections, a compressor station and modify existing compressor stations. Residents are concerned about the effects increased pressure on the pipeline. Resident Jane Califf spoke against the pipeline’s expansion at last week’s Township Council Conference meeting, repeating concerns she expressed in an editorial for Bloomfield Life, saying the 50-year-old pipe couldn’t handle the increased capacity and that it could harm residents living nearby. The Bloomfield School Board meets on Tuesday for their third …
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