Be There: May 16th Dallas City Council Briefing on Gas Drilling

The Dallas City Council will be getting a briefing by members of the Dallas gas drilling task force about its controversial recommendations at the May 16th council briefing meeting. Things begin at 9am and take place in the Council Chambers on the 6th floor of City Hall. Besides getting a summary from Chair Lois Finkelman, each council member will be able to ask their task force appointee questions regarding the recommendations, so it could get interesting when Councilmember Davis decides to ask her task force appointee, Downwinders board member Cherelle Blazer, what she thinks. And will the Mayor have the gumption to ask his Parks Board Prez, Joan Walne why she voted to drill in city parkland? This is the first time gas drilling as been on the Council's agenda since the task froce was created last year. We know it's a work day, but if you can, you really need to make it downtown to be in the audience and show your support for a better drilling ordinance than the one being recommended by the task force, which rollbacked previously agreed-to protections at its very last meeting with any warning or public hearings. This is shaping up to be a very, very close vote. Your participation is critical in the most important environmental issue to face Dallas in the last 20 years.