Mayor: Company Moving Gas Pipeline Route Into Century Residential Neighborhoods

March 7, 2018

The company constructing a new underground natural gas pipeline wants to change their route and route the pipeline through several residential neighborhoods in Century, according to Mayor Henry Hawkins.

Florida Public Utilities is constructing the pipeline through North Escambia from Century to Nine Mile Road. Plans originally presented to the Century Town Council in April 2017 showed the pipeline along Fannie and Old Flomaton roads to Highway 4, then south on Highway 29 to Pensacola.

However, Hawkins said the company is abandoning plants to bore and place the pipeline under Highway 29 from Highway 4 south through the town. Instead, the mayor said the company plans to bury the 12-inch natural gas pipeline on the right of way on Jefferson Street to Salter’s Lake Road.

The Century Town Council will hold a special meeting at 2:15 p.m. Thursday to discuss the alternative pipeline route.  Escambia County Commissioner Steven Barry said Tuesday that he expects a county representative to attend the meeting; Salters Lake Road is a county road outside the town limits.

The pipeline continues south from Century along Highway 29 right of way from Century to Old Chemstrand Road. From there, an eight-inch line will follow Old Chemstrand Road to Ascend, while another eight-inch line will continue south on Highway 29 to Highway 95A in Cantonment to West Roberts Road to Pine Forest Road to West Nine Mile Road where the project will connect to an existing gas system.

Pictured below: Plan originally submitted to the Town of Century shows natural gas pipeline along Highway 4 then south on Highway 29.

Comments

15 Responses to “Mayor: Company Moving Gas Pipeline Route Into Century Residential Neighborhoods”

  1. resident on March 7th, 2018 5:16 pm

    Perhaps Century’s attorney will make a rare appearance..If not they need to fire him..oh wait..isn’t he in on this?

  2. Digging Deeper on March 7th, 2018 4:41 pm

    @Dola

    #sizematters

  3. Burnie Silcox on March 7th, 2018 4:38 pm

    They (Esc. Co. Fla. charges Gulf Power for use of Right of Way & They charge us on our Elect. Bills.(For land we let them use for free.for Elect.Poles, Lines ect. I guess Natural Gas users will pay a fee …passed on to us.

  4. Citizen on March 7th, 2018 4:38 pm

    From the April 2017 article it was supposed to go into the EXISTING RIGHT OF WAY IN THE DITCHES”"”on the ROAD!!

    Google what happens when you get a major pipeline on YOUR PRIVATE PROPERTY..They can keep using eminent domain to expand and do offshoots.

    Not sure — what if the county “wants it on Salters Lake Road??? What good does that do the residents on Jefferson???and the hope to expand a residential neighbor hood..This is adjacent to the old Alger Property..does this have anything to do with that?

    Watch what you sign Century. Just say not NO but H##LL no. Don’t sell them down the creek for a few pieces of silver..

    http://www.northescambia.com/2017/04/gas-pipeline-to-be-constructed-from-century-to-nine-mile-road

  5. some dude on March 7th, 2018 4:32 pm

    @ Dola (This person is exactly dead on. You been living on top of pipelines here for longer than most of you have been alive. Oh the irony)

    Everyone opposed to the change and making such a fuss over it, apparently has no idea the number of lines already in the ground around here. Seriously?

  6. some dude on March 7th, 2018 4:26 pm

    Some questions : Once pipeline finished where does the gas flow from?
    (Florida Gas Transmission off Fannie road)
    Who is gas flowing to ?
    (Ascend and Pensacola Energy)
    Will the gas only be available commercially?
    (see above)
    Who owns the pipeline and the gas ?
    (Peninsula Pipeline will own the pipeline and meter stations and will transport the gas. Each customer is responsible for aquiring and owning the gas)
    What’s the potential for accidental cutting,digging,
    (Alot less if you follow the law ie 811)
    Earth movement etc ?
    (Minimal)
    Is the public at any risk ?
    (Not if operated correctly)
    Are any localized gas sellers involved with the pipeline ?
    (See above)

  7. Dola on March 7th, 2018 2:43 pm

    Everyone opposed to the change and making such a fuss over it, apparently has no idea the number of lines already in the ground around here. Seriously?

  8. Wilykyote on March 7th, 2018 1:50 pm

    Some questions : Once pipeline finished where does the gas flow from?
    Who is gas flowing to ?
    Will the gas only be available commercially?
    Who owns the pipeline and the gas ?
    What’s the potential for accidental cutting,digging,
    Earth movement etc ?
    Is the public at any risk ?
    Are any localized gas sellers involved with the pipeline ?

  9. Citizen on March 7th, 2018 12:46 pm

    @Neal
    You must be correct plus the sentence..

    “Salters Lake Road is a county road outside the town limits.” is telling

    Remember the county took that over not too long ago.

    I suppose if it ran down 29 it is just as dangerous. How does that effect the CRA and the the ability of the pipeline company to call what goes with the easement?

    Interesting saga as always..and you will only get a piece of the story.

    Ask the county what is going on with the Alger Building while they are up here.

  10. Neal on March 7th, 2018 10:23 am

    The plan was to go down Jefferson, through the Historical District, all along. I spoke with the Cultural Resource Management (CRM) archæologists who mapped out the route.

  11. Ohheckno on March 7th, 2018 10:15 am

    I’m fed up with one or two “families” thinking they own the whole darn town and making the rest of us pay for it. Just shows if you have enough money and clout you can do whatever you darn well please. Not In My Front Yard!

  12. Sam on March 7th, 2018 6:45 am

    Don’t see a problem, it should not affect any more houses and people going one way or the other. It’s goin to be buried if it’s along the right of way, have at it.

  13. mike on March 7th, 2018 2:12 am

    btw, when these get cut or busted, the roar of the escaping gas is LOUD. I’ve seen and heard it firsthand, so no kidding around here.

  14. mike on March 7th, 2018 2:07 am

    Oh yeah, that will fly, a high pressure, force main of flammable gas running thru the neighborhood. :)

  15. Citizen on March 7th, 2018 1:10 am

    Unsafe don’t let them do it, on another note what a shame the county let that gravel company do that to the land and re route the creek.

    So is the county up here to support the residents or the gas company?

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