Westwood residents get details on proposed oil pipeline
Carolyn Joyner (center) gets some help from Wyatt Price (left) with Universal Field Services to find where the pipeline will pass through her property during an information session at Mt. Vernon Baptist Church on the proposed Byhalia Connection Pipeline, which is slated tol carry crude oil to the Valero refinery through Byhalia, Miss. The Jan. 23, 2020, meeting focused on the pipeline's potential impact on the Westwood community. (Jim Weber/Daily Memphian)
Landowners affected by the pipeline could expect an offer that is above fair market value, would still own the property and would have few restrictions, but could not build a permanent structure on the land.
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Byhalia Pipeline Valero Westwood Mt. Vernon Baptist Church Westwood Deidre MaloneElle Perry
A native Memphian, Elle Perry has earned graduate degrees from the University of Memphis and Maryland Institute College of Art. She’s written for publications including the Memphis Business Journal, Memphis Flyer and High Ground News, and previously served as coordinator of The Teen Appeal.
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