Allegheny Co. Exec Vetoes Frack Ban Under Parks, Supports Alt Bill

As he promised to do, Allegheny County, PA County Executive Rich Fitzgerald vetoed a horrible bill passed by County Council that would prohibit drilling and fracking *under* county-owned parks (see Allegheny County Council Passes Frack Ban, Co. Exec Fitzgerald to Veto). In his veto message, Fitzgerald pointed out the single case of drilling that has happened under a county park--under Deer Lakes--resulted in no pollution or contamination and the inflow of some $7 million into county coffers from signing bonuses and royalties. Fitzgerald doesn't want to hamstring future executives with a bad law that would prevent drilling under other parks, someday.

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