High Impact Variances, To Be Continued
by Steve-OOn the same day that we find out a new city board is being considered to hold hearings on permits for high-impact gas wells, we also find out that the City Council put off a vote on the proposed Greenwood drilling site for the third time.
Carter Burdette told the Star-Telegram that he was delaying the vote until January 6 at the request of Chesapeake so that both the energy company and Greenwood Cemetery have time to address “serious access issues.”
However, the Greenwood variance isn’t the only one bouncing around council chambers. A source at City Hall told me yesterday the high-impact variance on the proposed Eighth Avenue drilling site is on the Council’s agenda for October 7 and the proposed TCU gas well site is on the agenda for November 4.
Although there had been some rumors about moving the TCU drilling site from its current spot on parking lot north of Amon Carter Stadium near Alice Carlson Elementary School, according to the City Hall source, the location has not changed and search of the Texas Railroad Commission website indicates that this is the only permitted drilling site in the TCU area.
Tags: Barnett Shale, Chesapeake Energy, eighth avenue, Greenwood, TCU
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Philip Hennen
I suggest everyone read this (rather long) article in this week’s Fort Worth Weekly.
It is a very thorough summary of the issues concerning gas wells.
http://www.fwweekly.com/content.asp?article=7161
There is also an article in today’s Star-Telegram about on-the-job deaths in the gas and oil industry in North Texas. And another article about corruption in the Interior Department concerning gas and oil companies.
Wake up people and get involved in doing something to get a handle on all this.
Sep 11th, 2008
Greg
The really sad part is, with the Mayor absent and Mr. Jordan abstaining the votes were there to deny the permit. If we actually had 4 members of the City Council opposed to this well they could have turned down the continuance and then voted to deny the permit. Case closed.
That leaves me to wonder about commitment vs. empty words. Do we really have a chance with this Council?
Sep 12th, 2008
Suzette Watkins
What members were/are opposed to this well at this location? Anyone know? Any leaning one way?
Sep 12th, 2008
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