Grand Prairie Gas Drilling Showdown continues

Same thing, different city. The industry promises royalities (among other things), says it's a must for the economy.  WHO pays?  And what's the price?  How much was your royalty check?  Will it buy you air and water?  Those we talked to stated their royalty checks wouldn't even buy them a tank of gas.  Ironic?

Read about it on WFAA.com.

"I went down to City Hall that night. I just went down there and I said, 'What is this? What are those?' When I spoke to them after the meeting, no one seemed to know anything," Read said.

But those living next to the drilling activity feel they are ones paying the price.

"It's not about the almighty dollar," Reed said. "It's about our health; it's about our environment; it's about our homes, and if they vote for that, they are not protecting us."

Those opponents say many more people would be upset if they really knew what's going on behind the scenes at Grand Prairie City Hall.

It ain't just Grand Prairie...WHO's next?
And is it any wonder that the group WHO is supposed to oversee and protect residents is called the "Railroad" Committee?