matt.greeson
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Does anyone have info on the Yard South development out by Bug Light? Lots of hate about it on NextDoor today.
*Arrested Development Narrators Voice*“I don’t think they should build residential there at all,” said Cathy Chapman, organizer of No Yard South, a recently formed citizens group. “I’m pro-green and pro-density, but not there.”
Classic.
My hunch is that that would violate the spirit of the development (i.e., high-priced exclusive condos)....exteriors with substantial dynamic green spaces on the harbor front and next to Bug Light. It can include affordable units as SoPo has taken in many immigrants who are now living in motels.
In regards to the pipeline reversal, I read the entire document the city put up on its website, the one that was its due diligence created by a law firm that they hired. The big scare were the venting towers that would have had to be built, and at least seventy feet in height. The oil coming from Canada would have had fumes and chemicals within it from the fracking. The towers (the document did not estimate the number) would have been lit at the top with a flame. Not a pretty sight.PPL still has ships come in but not as much. They come in and still pipe the oil to Canada so the line doesn't go bad. They tried to reverse the flow but was met with opposition because fear runs amuck in SOPO. Tar Sands was the fear!!!! Were they going to actually use Tar Sands? I doubt it, but fear won over the truth. Now traffic jams, pollution, fertilizer, typhoons, the living dead, and Zombies are going to come from this project and cause the Polar Ice Caps to melt.
You're correct in that right now Suncor (The pipeline's new-ish owner) is only bringing in enough crude to keep the pipeline "wet". They've formally dropped any plans to reverse the flow of the pipeline...and have no plans to actively utilize it. However, it's also unlikely they will abandon it. It's a redundant supply line they may not have a need for, but in the modern volatile oil market...fortunes can change rapidly, and they won't readily get rid of a low-cost asset that could be very useful in a pinch. For instance, the pipeline saw a big but brief surge of use in 2019 when wildfires in Alberta disrupted oil production therePPL still has ships come in but not as much. They come in and still pipe the oil to Canada so the line doesn't go bad. They tried to reverse the flow but was met with opposition because fear runs amuck in SOPO. Tar Sands was the fear!!!! Were they going to actually use Tar Sands? I doubt it, but fear won over the truth. Now traffic jams, pollution, fertilizer, typhoons, the living dead, and Zombies are going to come from this project and cause the Polar Ice Caps to melt.
Yeah, I really can't imagine Mainer's going for lit towers. I've seen these in PA and they're UGLY AF.In regards to the pipeline reversal, I read the entire document the city put up on its website, the one that was its due diligence created by a law firm that they hired. The big scare were the venting towers that would have had to be built, and at least seventy feet in height. The oil coming from Canada would have had fumes and chemicals within it from the fracking. The towers (the document did not estimate the number) would have been lit at the top with a flame. Not a pretty sight.