Too bad other communities weren't willing to do the same (Fort Worth).
Read the article concerning the City Council gas drilling vote in the Colleyville Courier.
Southlake's current ordinance has a 1,000-foot setback, but some drilling opponents want a 1,500- foot setback like in Flower Mound. They also want a 25-percent limit on variance requests. For example, in Flower Mound, the closest a gas well can be to a home is 1,125 feet, 25 percent of 1,500 feet.
Drilling supporters say that would prevent drilling at all potential sites in Southlake. Earlier this year, XTO Energy requested variances to the city's current 1,000-foot setback because both its proposed drill sites were close to homes or businesses. The energy company withdrew both requests after one was rejected by the council and another was challenged by a lawsuit.
