The Industrial Development Authority of Pike County presented a proposal regarding a Natural Gas Line Project to the Pike County Board of Commissioners this morning at a special called meeting at 9 a.m. The cost of the gas line's extension into Pike County is now at $475,124.
Commissioners voted to postpone a decision on the pipeline until further cost sharing contributions can be confirmed or denied from Yancey Brothers. Tommy Powers and Don Collins opposed the postponement and chairman Doug Mangham broke the tie to end the meeting.
Development Authority member Bill Chamberlain points out the proposed route for the pipeline in front of a capacity crowd.
How many industries along that corridor buy county water?
Pike County needs business, but in the current economic climate, people need to know these answers to these questions. This pipeline might be very well justified, but it's amazing how as time went on, the price dropped. Just think if commissioners had latched on to the $1 million plus figure and stuck taxpayers with the bill.