Residents in Penn Forest Township are expressing concerns about a proposed pipeline to be built in Carbon County.

Michael Cody of Penn Forest Streams says someone anonymously sent him a map showing that the proposed PennEast pipeline will go right through his back yard."Someone sent me this map, I don't know who. What I do know is that this shows this pipeline going right through my back yard," Cody said at the Penn Forest Township meeting Monday night."Am I going to lose my house; will it be safe; can I still use wood to heat my house; can I build a campfire; would you let your grandchildren play back there?" asked Cody. "I need answers."Board of Supervisors Chairman, Walter Reiner responded, "We have nothing to say about this subject.""We received an e-mail earlier today informing us that there would be a meeting on Nov. 11. We have no other information."When pressed for more information, such as the name of the person who sent the e-mail, Reiner refused to respond.Patricia Kornick, project spokeswoman for PennEast Pipeline, said this morning that open houses will be held the week of Nov. 10-13, and that the venues are being confirmed.Last week Towamensing Township residents also commented about the pipeline going through their properties.Roy and Linda Christman sent a letter, with several unanswered questions.• Who is responsible for keeping the right-of-way above the pipeline clear of trees and vegetation?• What is the circumference of the pipeline?• Will the gas in the pipeline be refined? Is it true that unrefined gas, straight from the wellhead, is more likely to explode?• Who maintains liability if the pipeline explodes?• Can UGI transfer responsibility or sell the pipeline to another company? What happens if the company goes bankrupt?• Will our homeowners' insurance increase as a result of the pipeline?The PennEast project is a proposed 105-mile natural gas pipeline that will originate in Luzerne County and terminate at the Trenton-Woodbury interconnection near Trenton, New Jersey.The $1 billion Marcellus gas pipeline is expected to slice through Lower Towamensing, Penn Forest and Kidder townships as well, according to a map of the proposed project released by developer PennEast Pipeline Company of Berks County.The company's website includes a map of the project, which shows the pipeline transecting Luzerne, Carbon and Northampton counties in Pennsylvania and, Bucks and Mercer counties in New Jersey.The company expects to create 2,000 jobs (during the construction phase which is expected to take seven months) and to serve 4.7 million customers.The company has a Facebook page which includes information and links as well as an email address for questions related to the project.The pipeline could be built as early as 2017 and be in service later that year pending regulatory approval.