Opponents of an Atlanta Gas Light regulator station being built in PDK's flight path are circulating a video of a 2010 fire at a similar station, also constructed near a residential neighborhood.
The video is of a 2010 gas regulator station fire in Toledo, Ohio.
In a story first reported here on Patch, AGL is replacing portions of its so-called Eastside Pipeline. It is also building a gas regulator pipeline station directly in DeKalb-Peachtree Airport's flight path, which has some residents worried about potential public safety issues.
Lori Muskat, chair of the Clairmont Community Alliance, sent the video to several public officials, asking them to persuade the Georgia Public Service Commission to stop the project.
Muskat, along with another resident of the Clairmont Road/Tanglewood Circle community, appeared this past week before the commission, raising objections to the project.
"I have been very disappointed by the obvious lack of accountability by the regulatory process," said Chamblee City Councilman Tom Hogan. "AGL has been very unresponsive to the very strong requests of the neighborhood, and have provided only minimal responses/dialogue about the many issue raised.
"If this area were inside the Chamblee city limits, I would have led a vigorous offensive against AGL for their dismissive position in response the community’s needs. I hope the obvious toothlessness of the PSC gets the attention of our local state representatives, and next year’s legislative session brings new tools for accountability and transparency."
While AGL spokespersons say the station and pipeline are safe, some local residents say the company has not been forthcoming about addressing the concerns of local residents.
A residential gas line near the regulator station was struck during a routine bit of construction on March 8, which has heightened residents' concerns over the station itself.
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