NORWICH – Lawmakers have proposed creating a special government committee that would serve as a clearing house of information about natural gas exploration activity in the county.

Supervisor James J. McNeil, R-City of Norwich, was unanimously joined by fellow Planning & Economic Development Committee members Tuesday in passing such a resolution onto the full Board of Supervisors for consideration next month.

“I hate to say anything that would actually form a separate level of government, but everything is happening so fast and people need information,” he said.