To: Allegheny County Council
Protect Our Parks
The Allegheny County Council must say no to fracking in our county parks and reject any proposal to lease or sell our parks for shale gas extraction.
Furthermore, the council should act to prevent any future consideration of the sale or leasing of our parks for any industrial uses, including, but not limited to, fracking.
As trustee of these resources, the County Council has a duty to conserve and maintain our parks for the use and enjoyment of all of the people of Allegheny County and to preserve the natural environment therein.
Furthermore, the council should act to preserve the county parks and protect them from threats of industrialization in perpetuity.
Furthermore, the council should act to prevent any future consideration of the sale or leasing of our parks for any industrial uses, including, but not limited to, fracking.
As trustee of these resources, the County Council has a duty to conserve and maintain our parks for the use and enjoyment of all of the people of Allegheny County and to preserve the natural environment therein.
Furthermore, the council should act to preserve the county parks and protect them from threats of industrialization in perpetuity.
Why is this important?
Our County Parks are owned by the public, not corporations. In order to preserve the clean air and water in and surrounding our parks, we must be steadfast in not allowing fracking, or any other form of industrialization, to take place in these areas.