The oil and gas industry brings in lots of money to our county, yet strikes an unpleasant chord with many residents for environmental and general welfare reasons. I believe the gas industry should be held accountable for the impacts its development has on our community. This accountability standard should be commensurate with those impacts and should be no more or no less than accountability standards applied to other developers.
Natural gas is the fuel of choice because it is clean, efficient, and relatively inexpensive.
The mineral deposit is here, and it is the second largest deposit in the United States. It will be extracted and there will be impacts, but our job is to see that it is developed responsibly with the least impacts to us surface owners and the environment. Please do not point fingers here, but rather identify what you and your opponent may strongly disagree on. Explain the issue and why you disagree with your opponent. My opponent has stated that one of three commissioners should be from the agriculture community.