MESSAGE FROM DON SPENCER, FORMER MEMBER OF CITY COUNCIL:
I just want to mention that the City Council is apparently planning to place on Tuesday's agenda (12/20) the reconsideration/removal the municipal ban on horizontal drilling/fracking. Ron Bane motioned that the item be removed from the table at the last meeting. The motion passed 4-3 (Bane, Manilla, Nugent, Herbst vs. Byrne, Shamberger, Selin). Obviously with so many issues still up in the air with the approved industry-compliant Governor's Bill (and with State Code 8-12-19 still on the books even with Judge Tucker's unfortunate decision), it would be damaging to have Morgantown desert the legal struggle and the representative support for the concerns of its citizens. Several legislators are still planning to work to amend the action during the regular session beginning in January. Morgantown needs to be seen as part of the support for amendments rather than being also willing to cave in to the pressures of the industry at the expense of air quality, well water restrictions, water withdrawals, and provisions to allow the DEP to deny permits near water supplies, municipalities and densely populated areas - all items, plus still others, that were in the Special Committee Bill that were compromised/removed in the Governor's Bill. I do hope that we can mobilize a good attendance and representation of concerned citizens to speak at the public session of the December 20 meeting. The meeting begins at 7:30 p.m. I plan to speak too. What we do together can also have an impact on our media, our delegation and others who may support us in the regular session. I hope that you can notify people on your mailing lists about this meeting. Hope to see you Tuesday. Don Spencer (_dspencer36@comcast.net_ (mailto:dspencer36@comcast.net) )
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To: Participants and Friends of MVCAC..... Given that there is benefit from retaining the Ban in Morgantown, in spite of the Circuit Court ruling against it; And, given that the two Marcellus wells at the Morgantown Industrial Park are scheduled to be flared this coming week, a process that could last from three days to three weeks and produce substantial pollution; It is herewith proposed that MVCAC continue our position of being in favor of the Ban. Please let me know if you object. Duane Nichols, _duane330@aol.com_ (mailto:duane330@aol.com)