Marcellus Shale Gas Update (Nov. 2011)
The Marcellus Gas Team has meet several times determine the values and goals on which a possible lease would be based. Among those values and principles are: 1. The integrity of the historical legacy held by the Weber Memorial, 2. The preservation of the land, buildings and cemetery, 3) the environmental wholeness and beauty of the land and the 4) stewardship of the environment on the Weber Memorial and throughout the Commonwealth.
The Committee submitted many revisions and amendments to the original lease proposal. Chevron has accepted most but not all of the revisions, including provisions to preserve the land’s integrity. Negotiations with Chevron on the lease terms continue without a deadline so the committee is throughly evaluating all aspects of the proposal. Committee members are current on the environmental concerns over Marcellus drilling and the various new reports are regularly issued. We will continue to inform the Conference as developments occur.