Laurens County Council Chair Joe Wood yesterday said Council has received assurance from Colonial Pipeline that Laurens County people will not be pressured to take less than market value for their property as the Colonia Pipeline Company is seeking to construct a pipeline through the county. In a call to WLBG’s “Good Morning UpCountry” program, He said that he understands that the company is not actually purchasing the land, but wants to acquire a right-of-way to run the pipeline across the land. Wood said the property would continue to be owned by the landowner already there, and these property owners would continue to pay property tax on their land. He said the $500,000 in revenue from Colonial Pipeline mentioned at County Council this week would be paying for pumping stations and the pipeline itself, not for the land it runs across.
As for passing a resolution, the County Council Chair said he wants any resolution signed by Council to be written by Council. He said the resolution before them Tuesday night was from Upstate Forever.
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