On Thursday, Nov. 13, the PennEast Pipeline Company and Federal Energy Regulatory Commission will be hold an open house at South Hunterdon Regional High School in West Amwell,
The session will run from 5:30-7:30 p.m. in the high school’s gymnasium (301 Mt. Airy-Harbourton Road, West Amwell.
The proposed 108-mile-long pipeline would pump fracked natural gas from Pennsylvania and across Hunterdon and Mercer counties. It would require a 125-foot-wide right-of-way across private, public and preserved property.
This will be the only local opportunity to meet with PennEast in a forum like this. PennEast is holding three open houses in Pennsylvania, but only one in New Jersey.
The open house will be structured so individuals can meet one-on-one with PennEast representatives at various stations. Categories will include safety and operations, land, environment and engineering, pipeline construction and restoration.
PennEast has sent letters of invitation to landowners in the path of the pipeline, according to a spokesman.
A representative from the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) will answer questions. FERC is the government agency that will decide whether to grant a permit to PennEast to construct and operate the pipeline.
A group — Hopewell Township Citizens Against the PennEast Pipeline ( HTCAPP) has created a hotline at 609-350-2220. Its e-mail is [email protected]. Its website is www.HTCAPP.org.

