Homeowners along west county line are frustrated with Ridgeland city leaders’ decision to grant a conditional permit to Entergy for a possible natural gas power plant. Entergy leaders said the plant would meet the growing population and help electricity flow to customers throughout the state.”For us, we’re concerned about our health, how it would affect our property value, how it will affect our animals, our pets, and all that,” said Barbara Johnson.The Ridgeland mayor and alderman board unanimously voted to grant the permit despite the city’s zoning board voting against the project last week.The permit will allow Entergy to evaluate and research the land to ensure that it’s habitable for the plant.”We’re excited about it because it’s a very energy efficient power plant, we know there will be no problems, nobody will even know it’s there, no pollution that sort of thing, and it’ll bring a lot of business to Ridgeland and Madison County,” said Ridgeland Mayor Gene McGee.McGee also said this project would be beneficial to the schools in the county.One of the things that are going to be so good the millions of dollars its going to bring to the school system in Madison County, so that’s exciting too.”Homeowners said there is no price tag on their livelihoods.”But what about our lives? The value, they are putting a price tag on our lives, but why, why do they do that?” said Johnson.Homeowners and advocates said they plan to fight this every step of the way.The next step would be for Entergy to request a zoning change on the land if they see fit.
Homeowners along west county line are frustrated with Ridgeland city leaders’ decision to grant a conditional permit to Entergy for a possible natural gas power plant.
Entergy leaders said the plant would meet the growing population and help electricity flow to customers throughout the state.
“For us, we’re concerned about our health, how it would affect our property value, how it will affect our animals, our pets, and all that,” said Barbara Johnson.
The Ridgeland mayor and alderman board unanimously voted to grant the permit despite the city’s zoning board voting against the project last week.
The permit will allow Entergy to evaluate and research the land to ensure that it’s habitable for the plant.
“We’re excited about it because it’s a very energy efficient power plant, we know there will be no problems, nobody will even know it’s there, no pollution that sort of thing, and it’ll bring a lot of business to Ridgeland and Madison County,” said Ridgeland Mayor Gene McGee.
McGee also said this project would be beneficial to the schools in the county.
One of the things that are going to be so good the millions of dollars its going to bring to the school system in Madison County, so that’s exciting too.”
Homeowners said there is no price tag on their livelihoods.
“But what about our lives? The value, they are putting a price tag on our lives, but why, why do they do that?” said Johnson.
Homeowners and advocates said they plan to fight this every step of the way.
The next step would be for Entergy to request a zoning change on the land if they see fit.