WASHAKIE, Utah (ABC4) — A judge has ruled that a gas pipeline may be built through a church property belonging to a well-known polygamist group.

Earlier this year, Enbridge, a natural gas provider, filed a lawsuit over .07 acres of land just four miles south of the Idaho-Utah border. The company claimed eminent domain rights to the property in order to build a natural gas pipeline.

While the land is owned by N.W.R. Limited Partnerships, the property is home to the Latter Day Church of Christ (LDCC), one of Utah’s largest polygamous faiths.

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“The pipeline is necessary for the safe and efficient distribution of natural gas to homes and businesses in Portage, Utah,” Enbridge said in a February court filing.

Enbridge claims NWR rejected their $460,000-offer to construct the pipeli

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