Stopping the Moriah Energy Center
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Citizens of Person County are fighting Dominion Energy’s proposed liquified natural gas (LNG) storage facility in Rougemont, NC. The facility would initially store 25 million gallons of LNG in an otherwise rural, wooded area. The site sits in close proximity to homes and a number of different threatened aquatic species. We are asking the Person County Commissioners and the State of North Carolina to reject this proposal and move towards development that adheres to our county’s comprehensive land use plan and is in harmony with the character of our community. Ultimately, we are asking the Person County Commissioners to reverse their decision to rezone to this property from rural conservation to general industrial.
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Our asks of the Commissioners:
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Do not allow Dominion to build the MEC
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Do not rezone the property to general industrial
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Embrace sustainable development
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