Land coalition expects nearly 3,000 at Saturday’s pro-drilling meetings
NEW BERLIN – The Central New York Landowner’s Coalition is sponsoring two meetings on Saturday at Unadilla Valley Central School in New Berlin for members and their guests who are in favor of responsible gas drilling.
Organizers say they anticipate between 2,000 and 3,000 to attend, and are hoping the gatherings make a loud statement to local and state politicians.
“We must have a show of strength to show our politicians that we represent many, many votes,” said Richard Lasky, president of the group.
The coalition’s membership has become increasingly frustrated, Lasky said, with the state’s ban on hydrofracking in the Marcellus and the Utica while nearby Pennsylvania landowners have been profiting from leasing their mineral rights. The Department of Environmental Conservation has been in the process of redrafting its natural gas drilling regulations for about two years.
“The time is now for us all to make a huge statement going into the latter part of the DEC’s process,” he said.
Topics to be addressed include the latest information on the proposed regulations, recent gas leasing activity in the region, the varying geology of the coalition’s range, and the increasing value and marketability of its holdings.
The Central New York Landowner’s Coalition (CNLC) was started in May 2008 by a small group of neighbors who represented a total of 1,200 acres in New Berlin and Norwich. Today, the group boasts nearly 170,000 acres in five counties.
“Although these have been frustrating months for pro-drilling landowners in our state, know that our coalition is very solid, committed and growing. More than ever before, we need to stick together and respond with one voice to our politicians – if they want our vote, we need theirs,” wrote Lasky in a recent CNLC newsletter.
Lasky said he believes drilling will happen in New York despite environmentalists groups claims’ that hydrofracking would destroy the state’s clean water supplies and calls from some of the state politicians to ban drilling completely.
Attorney Scott Kurkoski, who represents the coalition, will update the group on leasing activity in the region as well as highlight adjustments made to the coalition’s lease. Don Zaengle, a petroleum geologist and educator, will review the group’s varying geological strengths in the Marcellus and Utica shales. Brian Conover, a member of the CNYLC Steering Committee, will introduce a new strategy that would proactively increase the value and marketability of the coalition.
Conover, who is a Norwich minister, said he sensed an “extreme amount of frustration” with New York’s ban on drilling. He said within the last three weeks alone, five widows, who are managing dairy farms by themselves, have called to ask him when the drilling ban would be lifted.
“They say, ‘I can’t hold this thing any longer’,” he said.
Members whose last names begin with A through K are encouraged to attend at 9:30 a.m. Those whose last names begin with L through Z are encouraged to attend at 1:30 p.m. There is no need to pre-register.
A question and answer time will follow the three presentations. Members are asked to bring a photocopy of their deed for future negotiations purposes as well as a donation for future mailers and meeting expenses.
To learn more about the land group, go to www.cnylandcoalition.org.
Organizers say they anticipate between 2,000 and 3,000 to attend, and are hoping the gatherings make a loud statement to local and state politicians.
“We must have a show of strength to show our politicians that we represent many, many votes,” said Richard Lasky, president of the group.
The coalition’s membership has become increasingly frustrated, Lasky said, with the state’s ban on hydrofracking in the Marcellus and the Utica while nearby Pennsylvania landowners have been profiting from leasing their mineral rights. The Department of Environmental Conservation has been in the process of redrafting its natural gas drilling regulations for about two years.
“The time is now for us all to make a huge statement going into the latter part of the DEC’s process,” he said.
Topics to be addressed include the latest information on the proposed regulations, recent gas leasing activity in the region, the varying geology of the coalition’s range, and the increasing value and marketability of its holdings.
The Central New York Landowner’s Coalition (CNLC) was started in May 2008 by a small group of neighbors who represented a total of 1,200 acres in New Berlin and Norwich. Today, the group boasts nearly 170,000 acres in five counties.
“Although these have been frustrating months for pro-drilling landowners in our state, know that our coalition is very solid, committed and growing. More than ever before, we need to stick together and respond with one voice to our politicians – if they want our vote, we need theirs,” wrote Lasky in a recent CNLC newsletter.
Lasky said he believes drilling will happen in New York despite environmentalists groups claims’ that hydrofracking would destroy the state’s clean water supplies and calls from some of the state politicians to ban drilling completely.
Attorney Scott Kurkoski, who represents the coalition, will update the group on leasing activity in the region as well as highlight adjustments made to the coalition’s lease. Don Zaengle, a petroleum geologist and educator, will review the group’s varying geological strengths in the Marcellus and Utica shales. Brian Conover, a member of the CNYLC Steering Committee, will introduce a new strategy that would proactively increase the value and marketability of the coalition.
Conover, who is a Norwich minister, said he sensed an “extreme amount of frustration” with New York’s ban on drilling. He said within the last three weeks alone, five widows, who are managing dairy farms by themselves, have called to ask him when the drilling ban would be lifted.
“They say, ‘I can’t hold this thing any longer’,” he said.
Members whose last names begin with A through K are encouraged to attend at 9:30 a.m. Those whose last names begin with L through Z are encouraged to attend at 1:30 p.m. There is no need to pre-register.
A question and answer time will follow the three presentations. Members are asked to bring a photocopy of their deed for future negotiations purposes as well as a donation for future mailers and meeting expenses.
To learn more about the land group, go to www.cnylandcoalition.org.
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