[Green] November 15 Meeting of Oil & Gas Land Management Commission

[George Banziger]

Green Sanctuary Folks :

    I have decided (202 Lawton Road in Devola)  to attend this important
meeting this coming Wednesday. I'll be leaving my house at 6:30 am and can
take any who are willing to go and get to my house by that time. I want to
make sure to get to the press conference at 9:30 a.m. I'll be bringing my
own sign, but there will  be enough signs brought by others if you don't
want to bring one. Attendees are asked to register on the saveohioparks.org
website.
    At a meeting of the Save Ohio Parks group yesterday, one person who
lives near Salt Fork State Park reported that one oil/gas company is
already constructing well pads nearby.

 Below is the information I received when I registered...

I'm attending an event called Oil and Gas Land Management Commission -
Meeting and Press Conference.

Ohio’s Oil and Gas Land Management Commission will hold its next meeting on
Wednesday, November 15, 2023, at 10:30 a.m. to make a final decision on
industry applications to frack several Ohio state parks and wildlife areas.

Volunteers with Save Ohio Parks will be in attendance, gathering at 9:30
a.m. for a press conference just outside the ODNR complex.

Save Ohio Parks volunteers and members of the public are encouraged to
register for both the press conference and commission meeting so that you
can receive event updates and any possible last minute changes of plan.

At the November 15 meeting, commissioners must make a final decision on the
fate of oil and gas industry applications, called “lease nominations,” to
frack Salt Fork State Park, Wolf Run State Park, Valley Run Wildlife Area,
and Zepernick Wildlife Area. They may also consider several pieces of land
managed by the Ohio Department of Transportation.

Commissioners have the authority to approve or deny these nominations, but
by Ohio statute they must make a decision at this meeting, as these parks
and wildlife areas were nominated for fracking almost six months ago.

Save Ohio Parks, an all volunteer group of Ohio citizens concerned about
fracking in or near our state parks, wildlife areas, and other public
lands, has been sending action alerts to its very engaged mailing list,
asking people to send letters to the commission opposing fracking.

Save Ohio Parks urges the members of the Oil and Gas Land Management
Commission to exercise their power to deny fracking in our most treasured
state parks and public lands. The vast majority of comments submitted to
the commission oppose fracking on public land.

Can you join me? Click here for details and to RSVP:
https://actionnetwork.org/events/oil-and-gas-land-management-commission-final-meeting-and-press-conference?source=email&

Thanks!
George & Gwen Banziger; 740-434-5685; 740-434-3354 (mobile)
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