Community group still wants fracking banned
Sunday, August 10, 2014
The Vindicator reports that The Community Bill of Rights Committee is working to keep fracking out Youngstown, Ohio for the fourth time, even though there isn’t any fracking in the city.
The Ohio Department of Natural Resources decides whether or not to allow fracking, but the committee wants the community to decide whether or not a business is allowed to be in the community.
The committee needs 1,126 signatures to get the charter amendment on the Nov. 4 ballot.
From The Vindicator:
“The results at the polls get closer with each vote, but it has failed three consecutive times. In May 2013, it lost by 13.7 percentage points, by 9.7 percentage points in November 2013, and by 8.3 percentage points in May 2014.”
Via: The Vindicator > Anti-frackers are back for the fourth time with a charter amendment
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