KENT — “Community activists concerned with horizontal hydraulic fracturing and its potential effects on drinking water may soon push for Kent City Council to re-address the issue, nearly half a year after first approaching it for a ban of the natural gas extraction process within city limits.
In April, council decided to task Kent’s volunteer Sustainability Commission with exploring what, if anything, can be done on a local level to proactively keep the drilling practice outside of Kent.
During its Sept. 11 meeting, the commission and members of Concerned Citizens Ohio: Frack-Free Kent discussed numerous measures to propose to council including a ban, passage of a rights-based bill, purchasing infrared monitoring equipment, designating drinking water protection areas and more, but ultimately decided to seek Kent Law Director Jim Silver’s advice before making a recommendation.”
— Kyle McDonald, Record-Courier
