Sunday, June 17, 2012
Here's what went on in Strongsville over the last few days
Some of the headlines from Strongsville this week: Fracking ahead -- A company expects to use the controversial "hydraulic fracturing" method on two gas/oil wells being drilled on Albion and Webster roads. Pearl Road beautification plan quashed -- A plan by two councilmen to eliminate the "hodge podge" look of development on Route 42 comes under fire. New restaurant -- The Barking Bullfrog, a family friendly sports bar, opens on West 130th Street. School district's $145 million plan -- A closer look at the two-phased plan to build a new middle school and renovate other buildings. Also, the district expects to pick a site for the middle school soon. Couple sought in theft -- Police ask for help identifying an older couple who pocketed money…
Wednesday, June 13, 2012
New gas wells going in off Albion, Webster will use controversial method
A pair of gas/oil wells going in off Webster and Albion roads will use the controversial "fracking" method to reach the underground resources. It marks the first time a company has used hydraulic fracturing -- injecting chemically treated water into a well to open up previously unreachable supplies of oil and natural gas -- in Strongsville. But Fire Chief Jeff Branic said a meeting on Tuesday with the driller and a state inspector eased his mind about the wells, partly because the drilling is being monitored. "I'm confident the state inspector is on top of things," Branic said. And he said these wells won't be as deep as some fracked wells -- these will go down only about the standard 3,000 feet -- and will be vertical only. Some of the …
Friday, July 15, 2011
One local group claims the area is targeted for deep oil, gas drilling
A regional group that monitors "fracking" -- hydraulic fracturing used to open up previously unreachable supplies of oil and natural gas -- believes the controversial practice may be on its way to Strongsville. Sandra Bilek, a Medina activist, said she attended a Web meeting of NEOGAP (Network for Oil and Gas Accountability and Protection) July 13 and learned drillers are reportedly looking for sites here. "We heard they are going to be targeting the Strongsville-North Royalton area," Bilek said. No one in Strongsville government could confirm that report. But there is no doubt that fracking is making its way through Ohio, which is covered with a layer of Marcellus shale that has, until now, trapped large reservoirs of natural gas and oil…
Jean Williams
10:52 am on Monday, June 18, 2012
if america was allowed to drill for oil off the coast and in alaska, these companies would not have to be on our streets more ›