![]() ![]() Speaking into the bullhorn, Tristan himself shared his words, “I feel like they should not be here. “We just hope to be heard as parents and as voices for the kids.” “I am here actually to support the children, who, on top of COVID, have lost their playground, have lost their bus stop,” she said. Resident Johanna Rincon participated because of how the construction was impacting children like her 9-year-old son, Tristan, who was holding a handmade sign that said, “Give Us Our Playground Back!” There, they sang songs like “Woke Up This Morning” in front of banners posted on the apartment complex property reading, “Middletown Township Protect Us” and “This Is Our Home! Shame on Sunoco ETP.” On Saturday, the group of Mama Bears and Glen Riddle Station residents walked from the J Building in the complex out to Glen Riddle Road in front of the construction site, shielded by large dark green fencing. We will continue to communicate directly with residents while we safely complete installation and fully restore the area.”Įarlier this month, Glen Riddle Station, L.P., owner of the Glen Riddle Station apartments, filed a federal lawsuit against Middletown Township, asking a judge to halt the pipeline work at the complex until it complies with the fire code. “We have worked closely with apartment management through this process and have responded to concerns by installing heavy-duty sound walls and coordinating additional crossing guards for schoolchildren. “Our top priority is to safely complete construction at Glen Riddle Station apartments and to minimize the duration of any disturbance,” it read. Both the Mariner East 1 and 2 lines are fully operational, the 2X line is anticipated to be so by the second quarter of this year.Įnergy Transfer Partners released a statement Saturday about the project at Glen Riddle Station. After refusing to leave, the three were charged with the summary offense of defiant trespass and released after two hours.Įnergy Transfer Partners, and their predecessor, Sunoco, built the Mariner East 1, 2 and 2X pipelines to carry natural gas liquids, such as propane, butane and ethane, approximately 350 miles from western Pennsylvania, Ohio and West Virginia to its Marcus Hook Industrial Complex where the materials are stored, processed and then distributed to customers regionally, nationally and abroad. Surrounded by teddy bears, they were with about a dozen others handing out homemade cookies while having a “picnic” on the pipeline right-of-way. In August 2018, three Mama Bears, Abbie Wysor and Barbara Montabana, both of Delaware County and Ann Dixon of Philadelphia were arrested after they were protesting at the Glenwood Elementary School. The Mama Bears are a group who fiercely oppose the Mariner East pipeline and have held protests and lobbied to that end. “We would like Middletown Township to make sure that they are enforcing the fire code of the township.” “We’re expressing our concern about the health and safety being jeopardized by the pipeline construction,” Linda Emory, a co-organizer of the event, said. Concerns voiced included noise reaching 90 dB, dust entering nearby apartments, children having to stand on Glen Riddle Road to get the school bus and safety issues, including adequate access for fire trucks. The demonstration was organized by the Mama Bear Brigade in conjunction with Glen Riddle Station residents on the heels of a federal lawsuit filed by the apartments’ owner seeking fire code compliance with the construction. ![]() ![]() MIDDLETOWN – Towing a 60-feet line comprised of plastic bags, a group of 16 people walked throughout the Glen Riddle Station Saturday to oppose the disruption of life created by the Mariner East pipeline construction jammed right in the middle of the 224-family apartment complex. ![]()
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