On December 7, 2016, ACP filed in court a second amended petition asking for a declaratory judgement allowing them to enter private property in order to survey for the proposed pipeline.

The evidentiary hearing on the petition, where both ACP and the owners will likely call witnesses, including experts, will be held in Nelson Circuit Court at 1:30 p.m. on Monday February 6, 2017. According to the Circuit Court schedule, this hearing will be for 39 different property owners being sued by Dominion; the property owners will be represented by several different attorneys.

Protest at the Rally outside the courthouse at 12 noon, prior to the hearing at 1:30pm. Bring signs emphasizing property rights concerns – we want to be sure the media recognizes the scale of Dominion’s bullying! We also need support at the Court hearing itself, but please do not bring signs, shirts or buttons into the court house.