Flower Mound?!

The drama playing out in Flower Mound sounds more like some other North Texas cities we know.

Good luck to the boys and girls out there.  After clicking through this timeline and reading the article, sounds like you are going to need it.

Flower Mound council divisions have town on edge

WHO's looking out for YOUR water?

Flower Mound.  They are protecting Lake Grapevine.

Read about it in the Fort Worth Star-Telegram.

Take note of WHO isn't.

A town panel has denied a request to drill for natural gas near Lake Grapevine's north shore because of concerns about potential contamination to a source of drinking water for area cities.

Concerns include the chemicals that drilling fluids contain that energy companies have resisted publicly disclosing

Keystone officials said many of the concerns are unsubstantiated. No contamination has occurred at drilling sites near several area lakes, including the Tarrant Regional Water District reservoirs Eagle Mountain Lake, Lake Bridgeport and Lake Arlington, they said.

"There have been too many incidents nationwide for us to take this lightly," Hunt told the Flower Mound panel. "The risk is too great to our water supply."

However, the Army Corps of Engineers, which owns the lake and several surrounding properties, said in a July 2 letter to Flower Mound environmental officials that drilling on the site would pose little or no risk.

Gas drilling chemicals found...in teen

Gas drilling chemicals found in the blood  of a teenager in Flower Mound.  Read about it (and the comments) on TXSharon. 

TXSharon asks a good question...WHAT'S it going to take?  ASK the media.

Fort Worth Way crosses another city line...

This time, Flower Mound.

The FW Weekly gives you the scoop...from gas drilling, political firing to butt pinching.  No, we didn't make that up. 

It's like the Fort Worth Way, you can't make this stuff up.

Cities vs. Big Gas - Continued

Why would a city gift 167 acres to a neighboring city?  At least it is Flower Mound!
The Bartonville story continues on TXSharon. 

There's a thought...

Let THE PEOPLE vote!

THE PEOPLE of Flower Mound will decide on drilling moratorium in their town.  What a concept, let those involved have a say.  Way to go Flower Mound - be heard!

Read about it on WFAA.com.

Remember VOTE in the Water District race Saturday!   YOUR vote counts!

More cities, more lawsuits...

We told you last week, it must be in the air. We asked WHO's next, TXSharon answered.

See what happened in Flower Mound last week on TXSharon.

Drilling in Flower Mound

The Dallas Morning news lays it out for you.

Representatives of the drillers, most notably WilliamsProduction, smiled and assured everyone that they had the best interests of the community in mind. But they refused to answer probing questions, while forging ahead with plans for at least 100 more wells, many in close proximity to homes, schools and businesses.

Meanwhile, Mayor Jody Smith and her allies on the Town Council fiddle while Flower Mound is pillaged.

Despite pleas from their constituents to tap the brakes and assess the long-term consequences, certain officials continue to accede to the drillers' demands. Recently, roughly 600 residents packed a hearing to voice opposition to controversial new zoning ordinances requested by Williams, just as a similarly irate group had advocated a moratorium on new drilling permits in December. In both cases, three of the five council members thumbed their noses at the crowd and sided with the drillers.

Check out the Flower Mound Cares website.

Busted

What don't these guys get? Texas Women will bust you every time. See Chris Hawes tell about Flower Mound air testing that NEVER happened on TXSharon.

What's the rush?

Last night the local news said a gas drilling company is trying to rush the City of Flower Mound to make a decision about seismic testing in the area. The company wants to put in 100 wells.

Some are against it due to damaging the roads. And building foundations. (Not to mention things like air and water). Maybe the mayor in Flower Mound should call the mayor in Dish before making a decision.

We wondered what kind of testing they would actually do. Something about an egg and a light bulb four inches underground were unscathed . Yeah, we don't buy that either.

The gas company says this mineral value could be lost forever.