Media was not allowed to enter the pipeline meeting at Towamensing Township on Tuesday, but people spoke outside the meeting.

Glenn Redshaw said he was upset when PennEast people came to talk to his 90-year-old father. When he was not home, they left a door hanger."It's simple. Don't trespass," said Redshaw. "I don't like the arrogance of someone talking to my dad. Someday the land will be sold. Why should we take a 25 percent discount?"There will be a hundred-foot swath cut along any easements, he said."Why are we holding this kind of meeting? Property owners were sent letters, but not everyone was notified. It is discouraging. People have to think carefully before leasing land," Redshaw said."You get a one-time payment, but they have a permanent easement. People who sign leases expose themselves to having people on their property," he said.If property owners do not agree to a lease, the company will take the land by eminent domain.Under the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission regulations, an environmental study has to be done.If the majority says no, the pipeline can't go forward.Roy Christman said the worry is that some landowners do not want PennEast.If people think they are opposed, they expect to be able to get more for their property through eminent domain. By allowing PennEast and the media in, the fear was that the opponents would learn where people stand.Mike Schirra said he worked building pipelines and now regrets it. "I did a pipeline for Texas Eastern in the late '80s and found how they treat people with a lack of regard for the environment. It's just disturbing. You can't blame the workers. They are just doing as they are told."Schirra said, "I got a letter and was escorted out of a meeting. I just wanted answers. Roy (Christman) stopped at the police department and said there would be people demonstrating in opposition at the Jim Thorpe meeting. I hadn't raised my voice, just asked for a copy of the map."Christman told the police they were going to demonstrate and they replied that they had been hired to watch over the meeting. The demonstration was during the half-hour before each session.Schirra questioned if taxpayer money was used to hire the police.Mike and his wife were kicked out because they did not have invitations, said Christman, who did have one.Schirra said it is UGI that is backing PennEast, and much of the gas will be going to Europe.Linda Christman pointed out that it will be the customers who will pay for the pipeline. The price of gas will go up.Peter Benson said pipeline opponents can win."If I don't want it, I should be able to say no without being threatened," he said.