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Published: Thursday, June 24, 2010

To mandatory pool, Gonzoil must go before the Ohio Department of Natural Resources and explain why it is necessary to pool the unwilling participants.

“I don’t think that’s (mandatory pool) right, because Mr. Gonzalez sits on that board,” said Mayor Sam Alai. “I think that’s a huge conflict of interest. I don’t think we should be mandatory pooled.”

Published: Thursday, June 24, 2010

“the fact remains that oil drilling is an imperfect industrial activity that should not be allowed in residential neighborhoods without more restrictions and safeguards.”

http://blog.cleveland.com/letters/2010/06/gates_mills_spill_shows_need_t.html

Published: Thursday, June 24, 2010

Seagull decided to move the proposed gas well due to prior controversy from residents.

Mayfield Heights Police Det. Chris Sonnhalter said a fraud case against Seagull is still under investigation. Tugend said even though the investigation continues concerning Seagull fraudulently signing signatures on a petition for a gas well in Mayfield Village, there is nothing that would have stopped the company from applying with ODNR.

http://blog.cleveland.com/sun...

The Times-Reporter

Posted Jun 22, 2010 @ 01:00 PM

"We find it unbelievable that Ohio municipalities – such as the city of Dover – have no say in whether a gas well can be drilled within their boundaries."

"As for state law regulating the drilling of gas and oil wells, it needs to be tightened further. ODNR should be stripped of the power to regulate drilling in urban area, and that power should be returned to municipal governments. We would feel a lot more secure knowing that a decis...