So four lawyers walk into a Presbyterian Church last night and three lawyers say that the city needs a master plan on pipeline infrastucture. Who was the odd person out? Was it:
The Fort Worth League of Neighborhoods, in conjunction with the Tarrant County League of Women’s Voters, are sponsoring an educational series on Urban Gas Drilling issues in our city. Tonight’s topics will include pipelines, eminent domain and water issues, and tonight’s speakers are Glenn Sodd, the premier eminent domain attorney in Texas, and Jim Bradbury, local attorney and Gas Drilling Task Force member.
The meeting is scheduled for 7 p.m. at the First Presbyterian Church, 1000 Penn Street. If you are concerned about eminent domain abuse, I hope to see you there.
Jim Bradbury, the District 9 representative on the City’s Gas Drilling Task Force, is West and Clear’s guest for today’s podcast. He discusses the Task Force’s work on this issue, as well as many of other related areas, such as the Trinity Trail and public parks, eminent domain abuse and pipelines, injection wells and setback requirements. I would like to encourage concerned citizens of Fort Worth to attend the Public Hearing on Monday night at 6:30 at City Hall. I’d also like to encourage you to listen to Jim’s explanation of the issues.
I know folks are busy, but I’d like to ask you to take a couple of minutes and write a letter to the Mayor and your City Council representative and ask them to vote to extend the moratorium on saltwater disposal wells in the City of Fort Worth.
If this extension is not passed, additional injection wells could be drilled within the city.
Jim Bradbury, the Fort Worth Gas Drilling Task Force representative from District 9, is asking all concerned Fort Worth citizens to “send a message to their City Council representatives calling for the extension of the moratorium.” Bradbury goes on to say he has “deep concerns about even letting one more injection well in the city and moreover that this is being conducted without adequate public participation and input.” He takes this position because the issue of injection wells was removed from topics allowed for consideration by the Gas Drilling Task Force where citizen input should occur.
Hell, I’ll even write the letter for you. Just cut, paste and make any needed edits:
Dear Mayor and Members of the Council:
I urge you to vote tonight to extend the moratorium on saltwater injection wells in the City of Fort Worth. Although the Mayor has wrongfully chosen to use rule by edict and keep the issue of wastewater disposal — which is known to contain many harmful chemicals which would jeopardize the health the safety of the people of Fort Worth — out of an appropriate public forum such as the gas drilling task force, I still believe it is not too late to do the right thing and extend the moratorium. In the meantime, give the people of Fort Worth a say on how this issue is handled. Allow the Gas Drilling Task Force to address this issue.
Sincerely,
A citizen of Fort Worth
You may find the e-mail addresses you need right here.
Oh, and in case you are wondering how effective the Texas Railroad Commission oversight of oil and gas drilling is in this state, check this out. The answer is “not very effective.”
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