Monday, July 6, 2009

Pipeline Nearing Saline Co.

The Columbus Telegram reports that construction on the Keystone Pipeline in Butler County will wrap up "within the next few weeks" -- with the "pipe sections welded together, lowered into the ground and covered up."

The $5.2 billion Keystone pipeline will connect the oil sands of Alberta, Canada, with Illinois refineries, playing a crucial role in adding to the U.S. energy supply. As many as 900 construction workers are burying the sections of the 30-inch line that is making its way through the eastern portion of the state, including about 1.5 miles east of Dorchester.

The pipeline will bring "hundreds of thousands of dollars" in property tax revenue to Saline County, according to one local energy expert we interviewed. The Times has been told that work in the Dorchester area should begin in late July.

2 comments:

  1. Can company or elected officials provide an exact figure?

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  2. If so, please let me know. I'd love to know how much I'll be paying in property taxes on my house over the next 25 years!!!

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