Economic Benefits
The development of the Sawgrass facility can bring significant economic benefits to the area.
Potential benefits include local business growth and sales tax
revenue during construction, and payments to affected landowners
once Sawgrass begins operations. Construction of the facility can also boost employment as Sawgrass intends to work to identify area contractors, vendors and suppliers to complete the project. Once operations start, Sawgrass would require a number of full-time employees.
Sawgrass is committed to employing a collaborative approach in establishing good relationships with landowners and the local community members who will be the neighbors of our facilities. Its environmental and engineering consultants have been in contact with landowners and a variety of local, state and federal agencies.
Sawgrass Storage representatives held two Open House meetings in the area to discuss the prospective project. The first meeting was held on July 27, 2010, at the Downsville Memorial Hall. A second meeting was held in Sterlington on July 28, 2010, at the Sterlington Town Hall. Over one hundred and fifty landowners and interested parties were in attendance to hear about topics such as land use, environmental compliance, the FERC approval process, and to become familiar with the project sponsors.
