[Green] County Commissioners - Injection Wells

[George Banziger]

Green Sanctuary Committee:

     I am sorry for the last -minute notification, but I just found
out about this today.

      Roxanne Groff from Athens County, who is a member of the Ohio
Brine Waste coalition, informed me that our county commissioners have
an idea to lift the cap on injection-well (barrels) fees and ask the
state to send these extra funds back to the counties with injection
wells. If anything, this will likely increase the brine waste coming
into our county.

     Below is the message from Roxanne and the Zoom link for the
public meeting  sponsored by the County Commissioners for tomorrow
(Thursday) at 10:30. Roxanne is not even sure that they will take up
this issue tomorrow.


George,

Here is the link to the Zoom  It might be discussed around 10:30 A.M.
Join Zoom Meeting
https://zoom.us/j/358908636

 I am not sure what our commissioners will do. That money dangling in
front of them is tempting...for them...not us! I am actually shocked
that they might consider it!

On Wed, Mar 15, 2023 at 11:59 AM George Banziger <gbanziger497 at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> Thanks, Roxanne, for the background.
>
> Yes, I would like the link the Zoom meeting.
>
>
> George & Gwen Banziger; 740-434-5685; 740-434-3354 (mobile)
>
> On Wed, Mar 15, 2023 at 11:47 AM Roxanne Groff
> <roxannegroff1227 at gmail.com> wrote:
> >
> > Hi George!
> >
> > Our county commissioners received the letter from Zach Space who works for the Sunday Creek Horizons consulting group. Apparently the WA. county commissioners brought it up to them...I am guessing as the group works in your county, and they came up with the terrible idea...again about removing the cap on fees for the number of barrels  of waste then that additional money would go to the state to be divided up and given to the counties with injection wells. This has come up before and of course the legislature did not do anything with it. I asked our county commissioners to NOT support it. Our commissioners will be discussing it in their meeting tomorrow. I notified a few folks who have been involved with all of the asks to our commissioners in opposing injection well applications in Athens County. I really don;t know what they will say or how they will vote. Of course I am hoping they will not support it.


Roxanne Groff

1:35 PM (3 hours ago)


to me
George & Gwen Banziger; 740-434-5685; 740-434-3354 (mobile)