tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5354570505974016585.post3189209960053196309..comments2023-12-27T05:56:10.287-08:00Comments on Denton Drilling: A Blog by Adam Briggle: How to Black Box a Drilling OrdinanceAdamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05658985227327961661noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5354570505974016585.post-64798656199768463982012-10-03T15:06:14.358-07:002012-10-03T15:06:14.358-07:00When I started the process of speaking before the ...When I started the process of speaking before the city council in 2009 I knew in my heart it would come down to this. "Just quit" my husband would say "the city is not listening to you" "your wasting your time" "you are going to lose" but Sharon and I kept on trying. We suggested the city look at Southlake and Coppell's drilling ordinances but were told "we don't want to copy another city's ordinances". It felt at times as if Sharon and I were demonized and called extremist, tree hugger, leftist socialist, but still we kept on fighting. <br />When Adam and Dag came into to the picture it gave me renewed hope. Maybe the citizens of Denton would get their voices back. Maybe we could get stronger more protective ordinances passed. All my hopes were crushed when Ed Ireland was placed on the drilling task force because I knew then it was all about the industry's demands and not the publics needs. I tried to tell people during the last election that in order to bring about change we needed to change the makeup of the city council but I failed at that also.<br />Now, as a group, we will try and shape the new ordinances to represent the wants and needs of the citizens of Denton but once again in my heart I know we will fail. <br />I can hear my husband over my shoulder saying "quit wasting your time" "they are not going to listen to you" "you will lose" and this time I know he is right. Cathy McMullennoreply@blogger.com