City in Rust Belt Votes Down Pipeline. 2 Takeaways.

The city:  Bowling Green, Ohio

The city council vote:  7 to 0 to deny right of way access for a pipeline in the city

The takeaways:

  • Offering to follow existing easements isn’t enough to get around a growing sentiment of no eminent domain for private gain
  • The pipeline may now exercise eminent domain against the city

The Toledo Blade | Bowling Green council votes down pipeline plan