{"id":4583,"date":"2024-02-01T08:31:11","date_gmt":"2024-02-01T14:31:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dodenforindiana.com\/?p=4583"},"modified":"2024-02-01T08:53:48","modified_gmt":"2024-02-01T14:53:48","slug":"watch-hoosiers-speak-out-against-leap-water-pipeline-fight-for-transparency-and-accountability","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dodenforindiana.com\/watch-hoosiers-speak-out-against-leap-water-pipeline-fight-for-transparency-and-accountability\/","title":{"rendered":"WATCH – Hoosiers speak out against LEAP water pipeline, fight for transparency and accountability"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

FORT WAYNE, IN<\/strong> \u2013 Hoosier farmers, residents, and experts speak out for transparency and accountability against the proposed multi-billion dollar LEAP water pipeline, in a video released by the Doden campaign today.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cFor far too long our state has prioritized giving huge tax breaks to corporations in and around Indianapolis while ignoring our regional cities, small towns, and rural communities. I support the local leadership and their calls for additional scrutiny of the IEDC\u2019s $2 billion pipeline and plan pump millions of gallons of water from rural communities for this project,\u201d<\/strong> Eric Doden said. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Criticized for being planned in secrecy without community input or independent testing, this top-down project is rightly frustrating residents, leaders, and business owners.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Last week, the General Assembly refused to hear LEAP pipeline bills introduced by Tippecanoe County Legislators.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“It’s just devastating to think that instead of being supported as farmers, the state itself is attacking us,\u201d<\/strong>\u00a0Carly Sheets, a Tippecanoe County farmer\u2019s wife, says in the video.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Last year, following community action, Tippecanoe County and their leaders enacted a local moratorium on the state\u2019s multi-billion pipeline plan to pump water from West Central Indiana to its LEAP project. The state of Indiana followed suit and the planned pipeline is now paused until a water study is completed by the Indiana Finance Authority.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cIndianapolis insiders shouldn\u2019t be picking winners and losers,\u201d <\/strong>Doden said. \u201cWe need a 92-county plan that returns power to local leaders and residents who know their communities needs, strengths, and potential. We cannot reach our potential as a state if only a handful of counties are thriving. It is time for a new approach.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

WATCH: Hoosiers telling their stories and Eric\u2019s grassroots vision for growing Indiana.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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