Save the Dates, The Work has Just Begun on the Denton Gas Well Ordinance

The Denton City Council passed the extension of the Gas Drilling Moratorium. Many people came out to speak and there were protests as well. Please see the Denton Record Chronicle article.

There is concern about the 10-day review period of the upcoming draft ordinance. As it stands now, the public review period will be October 2nd to October 12th!

The ordinance will be posted on the City of Denton website on October 2nd. It will most likely be posted on the Phase 2 amendment section:

1. Please try to attend the Gas Well Task Force meetings on October 1st and October 22nd at 6:00PM at Denton City Hall. It will be very important for large numbers of people to show up and show interest in this topic. I will be seeing the draft for the first time on October 1st and it will be discussed in our meeting prior to the public release on the 2nd.

2. If you want to make written comments, please go to the City’s website and review the draft ordinance.

3. DAG and other organizations and groups will be making official comments as well.

There will also be upcoming P&Z and City Council Meetings, so stay posted.
DAG posted today their viewpoint on the proposed ordinance review process:

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