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Tuesday, April 01, 2008
Ind. Courts - More on: "Landowner calls move by pipeline company as intimidation"
Jason Thomas reports this afternoon in the Indianapolis Star that:
An interstate pipeline company has reached an agreement with a group of landowners that were the target of a federal lawsuit filed by the pipeline last month to gain immediate access to their property.Rockies Express, LLC was seeking the court's permission to access the land to conduct surveys to finalize the 638-mile route of Rockies Express - East, the final leg of a more than 1,600 mile pipeline project stretching from Colorado to Ohio.
AdvertisementThe landowners and the pipeline company reached an agreement this morning prior to a hearing on the lawsuit, which asked for temporary restraining orders to allow the survey work.
U.S. District Court Judge Richard L. Young granted restraining orders against seven property owners who did not appear at today's hearing.
The request for restraining orders were dropped against those landowners who reached an agreement with the pipeline company.
As part of the agreement, the pipeline company must give 48 hours notice before entering onto the property owners' land.
Posted by Marcia Oddi on April 1, 2008 03:13 PM
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