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County Chairman Holds Gas Listening Tour

Sun, Sep 19, 2010

Madison County Board of Supervisors Chairman John Becker will tour four southern Madison County towns -- including Hamilton -- Friday to hear residents comments on natural gas development.

Becker said he was asked by the county's Committee on Energy to convene a task force to address the issue; he said he has appointed a working group in response to that request.

"Its purpose will be to determine county and local policy priorities relative to natural gas development," Becker wrote in a memo to supervisors Sept. 14. "As a first step in developing county policies and priorities to natural gas development, I am conducting a 'listening tour' in communities where the natural gas industry is most active. During the tour, I am asking selected supervisors to identify a group of citizens from their town that I can meet with and learn about their biggest concerns. That list of concerns will be used to provide initial guidance to the working group."

Becker will be accompanied by County Administrator Paul Miller and Supervisor Roger Bradstreet (D – Nelson), Natural Gas Working Group chairman.

The schedule is as follows:

9 to 10:30 a.m.: Towns of Eaton and Madison at the town of Eaton

10:45 a.m. to noon: Towns of Brookfield and Hamilton at the town of Brookfield

1:30 to 2:30 p.m.: Town of Lebanon at Fun Haven Recreation Center

3 to 4:30 p.m.: Towns of DeRuyter and Georgetown at the town of DeRuyter

"At the conclusion of the listening tour, I will provide a prioritized tasking for the working group to address," Becker said. "I do not envision that the working group will meet for an extended period of time. Instead, it will set policy priorities to be undertaken by county and town agencies."

Source: Madison County

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