The civil case between Red Oak Gas and the town of Flower Mound is set to begin Sept. 21 in the 16th Judicial District Court. More . . .
According to Mike Wallace, town council candidate for Place 3, another candidate forum is scheduled at the town hall on Saturday, April 25, at 7 p.m. The forum will be hosted by Bob Weir of The News Connection. This announcement was received by the bqlc.org late Friday afternoon. The meeting was not confirmed on the town’s website or The News Connection website.
Eight Flower Mound town council candidates addressed some 40 Bridlewood residents at the Amenity Center at 7 p.m. on April 22, 2009. The candidates for Place 1 were Steve Dixon and Steve Lyda; Place 3: Claudio Forest and Mike Wallace; and Place 5: Angie Cox, Rick Cleland and Tom Hayden. Each candidate was given five minutes to introduce themselves and express their views and positions on various issues. Afterwards, the candidates answered written questions submitted by the residents. During the 5-minute presentations, Steve Lyda, Mike Wallace and Tom Hayden strongly expressed their support of the town’s oil and gas ordinances and the SMARTGrowth Program. Other popular issues discussed by the candidates were their political contributions, West Windsor extension, River Walk at Central Park and widening of Morriss Road. Also in attendance was Al Filidoro, council member, Place 2. The Bridlewood HOA arranged and hosted the event. More views were presented in the April 25, 2009 issue of the Flower Mound Leader.
Tom Hayden, a Bridlewood Farms resident, has voiced his concern about four house bills being considered by the Texas Legislature. If any or all of these bills become law, the Flower Mound oil and gas ordinances and the town’s Master Plan and Smart Growth initiatives will be compromised and the town will be controlled by land mineral owners and real estate developers. His letter is as follows . . .
The Flower Mound Town Council took an official stand Monday to oppose several pieces of proposed state legislation that could impact municipalities’ rights, specifically as it pertains to oil and gas drilling. More . . .
At least three Bills being considered by the Texas House of Representatives will take away control from cities, shorten drilling/production setbacks and cause cities to compensate landowners who are unable to access their minerals because of unreasonable regulations. HB 4441 would give the Texas Railroad Commission exclusive authority over pipelines and drilling/production equipment overpowering city ordinances and zoning. HB 4654 would empower the Railroad Commission to regulate city oil and gas ordinances. As reported earlier and today in the Flower Mound Leader, HB 2110 would make municipal oil and gas ordinances liable to lawsuits. Citizens are asked to write the House Energy Resources Committee and their representatives.
Flower Mound’s seniors got their chance Wednesday to find out where town council candidates stand on a variety of topics during a forum hosted by the Seniors in Motion program. In regard to gas drilling, Place 5 candidate Tom Hayden, who lives in Bridlewood Farms, said that he is against urban drilling. Place 1 candidate Steve Lyda supports the town oil and gas ordinance. More . . .
The HOA Board of Directors is hosting a Town Council Candidates’ Forum, for only Bridlewood residents, on Wednesday, April 22, 2009 at 7:00 pm at the Bridlewood Amenity Center. The HOA Board is pleased to announce that all eight of the candidates for the three council positions, Places 1, 3, and 5, have confirmed their attendance. Each candidate will be given five (5) minutes to introduce themselves and present their ideas. After all of the candidates have spoken, the candidates will field both written and oral questions from the residents. The questions may be directed at specific candidates or towards all of the candidates. Each candidate will be given up to one (1) minute to answer a question. The Board intends to strictly enforce the time requirements in order to allow equal consideration. The candidates have been encouraged to remain after the event to spend informal time with Bridlewood residents. It is hoped that this event will be an opportunity for our residents to meet the candidates and discuss Town matters. A strong turnout is encouraged because the Bridlewood community really cares about the Town and the direction of its leadership.
The Obama administration wants to reduce oil consumption, increase renewable energy supplies and cut carbon dioxide emissions in the most ambitious transformation of energy policy in a generation. But the world’s oil giants are not convinced that it will work. Even as Washington goes into a frenzy over energy, many of the oil companies are staying on the sidelines, balking at investing in new technologies favored by the president, or even straying from commitments they had already made. More. . .
Texas rural women are battling modern dragons (gas well drillers/producers) to save some “country” for future generations. More . . .
