Protesters were present at the Penn-East meeting on Wednesday afternoon at the Flagstaff Ballroom in Jim Thorpe to show their objection to the company's proposed pipeline that would run through Pennsylvania private properties and public lands.

Groups of protesters could be seen on Flagstaff Road and across the street from the ballroom with signs pushing for the end of the pipeline project, expressing their stance to those heading to the meeting as well as people driving by.The meeting, the second of two that day, was arranged by PennEast with only homeowners whose property would be affected by the pipeline being invited. Linda Christman of Towamensing was present for the first meeting and came out to protest for the second one."They showed the landowners how the pipe will cross their property. It's the first time they've done this since the project started 10 months ago," Christman said.Along with the concerned and affected residents, members of the group Save Carbon County also came out to protest. Among them was Mike Zakutansky of Penn Forest Township, who disagreed with PennEast's assurances of normalcy."They claim the pipeline will not affect tourism or outdoor activities, which is an egregious lie. Construction of the pipe alone will cause traffic blockage near the Pocono Raceway, which will drive tourists away. It is also set to run through three state parks in Carbon County alone, which will disturb visitors and wildlife."