tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2818349562250281613.post364748875738993583..comments2021-09-15T04:57:08.676-05:00Comments on Westchester Gasette: $587,620.00 Lump Sum **Updated with Links**Westchester Neighborhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02680654681555827977noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2818349562250281613.post-599880594472786942012-08-29T13:34:03.606-05:002012-08-29T13:34:03.606-05:00And just to make all of this clearer...the vote la...And just to make all of this clearer...the vote last week was for a pipeline system that left off the Westchester extension. <br /><br />We suppose we made OUR point...but it's terribly unfortunate that others just a neighborhood over weren't given the same consideration. <br /><br />City leaders might say that these neighbors mostly signed on to this by signing mineral leases back in 2007. <br /><br /><b>But We must ask this question:</b> If they knew then what we know, would they still agree to sign? <b>Answer:</b> We seriously DOUBT they would ALL sign. Those we've managed to talk to express how they had NO IDEA when they signed these leases what this would bring to their neighborhoods. <br /><br />So, there you have it. As this Westchester Neighbor's grandfather said (he made a fortune in the early wildcatter days of the East Texas oil fields) AND clearly stated when he was around 94 years old, <b>"They're all crooks."</b><br /><br />There are many stories of fortunes made and lost in the Texas oil and gas industry. Of course, not all are "crooks." Shale gas is one more chapter. Sadly, the damage is turning out to be much greater in this, what seems to be turning out to be, the <b>Final Chapter.</b>Westchester Neighborhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02680654681555827977noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2818349562250281613.post-5874960454591840422012-08-21T22:56:12.984-05:002012-08-21T22:56:12.984-05:00As if to dismiss any "danger," (and we&#...As if to dismiss any "danger," (and we've certainly heard this argument before) Councilman Hepworth with all the <b>infrastructure wisdom</b> he must have in him spoke up, as if on cue, to make sure <i>everyone</i> understands that these are <b>"low pressure"</b> gas gathering pipelines. Yes, they are. And Jason Panek, the DFW Midstream spokesperson, made sure to affirm Councilman Hepworth's statement. Yes, sir, they are. And that's all you need to know, folks. Go home, now!<br /><br />We just wish someone on the City Council would have made a stronger declaration of how often low pressure pipelines do have issues. So, in lieu of that, we'll be writing about it, soon. Just to fill in the details. We think the details are very important.Westchester Neighborhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02680654681555827977noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2818349562250281613.post-3348802964892073492012-08-21T22:32:17.294-05:002012-08-21T22:32:17.294-05:00During tonight's City Council Meeting, and dur...During tonight's City Council Meeting, and during the brief back and forth from City Council members, not one mention was made of the fact that these particular gathering lines are unodorized (like the ones in New London such a long time ago) and are going in so close to an elementary school. We figure they just didn't want to think about that out loud or even ask DFW Midstream anything about the regulation of them...or that those low pressure pipelines do leak. All of those details are just so boring.<br /><br />We have learned the hard way that the marriage between our City and the Shale Gas Industry is tied up in a very tight financial knot. The only thing that will change any of that is new leadership from the top down. That's the only way anything will change. And as long as the gas operators can keep these city officials "happy," and the people of Grand Prairie don't speak up, it will be quite a challenge to break those deep ties that bind.<br /><br />It was just another sad night in gasland...good night.Westchester Neighborhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02680654681555827977noreply@blogger.com