Second in a series
Re “As for Fracking, Let’s Wait and See”
[img]1762|right|John Kuechle||no_popup[/img]Amidst the nationwide flurry over who should and also whether fracking should be banned, strongly regulated or delayed indefinitely, community activist John Kuechle said he “felt guilty for pushing Culver City into fighting as hard as it did” over influencing drilling in its 10 percent corner of the Baldwin Hills Oil Field.
“I never imagined they would spend as much money as they did on the Environmental Impact Report – something more than $100,000.
“I also don’t want to be pushing Culver City, or L.A. County for spending that much money on litigation,” the Culver Crest-based attorney said. “But that is where these people (high-powered anti-fracking activists) are heading if they are pushing these cities to ban fracking.”
Returning to the program at last Thursday’s Community Advisory Panel meeting, Mr. Kuechle, a member of the CAP panel that monitors the oil field, said that only a fraction of the evening (“30 seconds”) was spent discussing fracking, the controversial drilling method.
“Then the (capacity crowd) was asked, ‘what other issues are there?’” said Mr.Kuechle.
“Whether fracking is going to be covered by a revised ordinance is only one of hundreds of issues. Somne things definitely can be improved the way the County handles the oil field, leaving aside fracking.
“There was not a dominant issue,” Mr. Kuechle.
“We accomplished the purpose. We got a significant number of ideas for the County to investigate and consider” as it thoroughly examines weaknesses and strengths of the Community Standards District list of regulations.”
