Questionnaire Interviews
Questionnaire interviews should begin about the week of June 30th. Phone interviews for the smaller parcels will take place first and interviews for the larger, more complex parcels, will follow.
Next Meeting
The next meeting will be determined after the questionnaires are completed and the leases have been prepared by;coalition attorney Christopher&;Denton's staff.
Questionniares
Questionnaires are still available at the Kirkwood Town Clerk's Office from 9AM to 4PM Monday thru Friday (closed for lunch from 1PM to 2PM). Or send email request to gayle@townofkirkwood.org with the subject line "Gas Coalition Questionnaire" and a copy of the form will be emailed to you. If you are interested in participating in the coalition, please complete the questionnaire and return by June 16th to:
Christopher Denton, 311 Lake St., Elmira, NY 14901
Review of Previous Information
Steering Committee Meets with Attorney
The steering committee met with the coalition's attorney, Christopher Denton, on Friday, May 9th. Mr. Denton explained what the next sequence of events will be:
1. At our May 29th meeting with the full coalition, we will receive a questionaire inquiring about how each property owner wants their leases tailored.
2. Mr. Denton's office will start meeting with members after June 1st to consider their lease.
Horizontal Drilling - Assembly Bill #10526
As of June 25th this bill passed the Senate and the Assembly and is waiting for the Governor's signature.
Time Table
At the meeting on April 24th the full coalition felt we should take our time, be patient and wait for the horizontal bill to be signed by the Governor (hopefully by the end of June). We should have most of our members signed up when we meet on May 29th at 7:00 PM.
Contact Your Neighbors
Contact your neighbors and ask them if they are interested in signing up and participating in the gas lease coalition. If they don't have access to the internet, you might consider assisting them.
Progress
We have made great progress in a short time and we currently have approximately 8,457 acres in the coalition. Time seems to be on our side as sign-on bonuses and royalties keep increasing.
I met with the chairmen of the Windsor, Town of Binghamton/Conklin and Vestal coalitions next Thursday to discuss the events of their most recent meetings.
-Marchie
Steering Committee Selected - April 2008
At a meeting held on Thursday, April 10, 2008 the coalition elected to have Marchie Diffendorf remain as Chairman. The following volunteered to serve on the Steering Committee: Ward Coe, Ben Weingartner, Ken Honnick, Jack Diffendorf, and Gary Brodbeck.
Steering Committees from Kirkwood, Conklin/Town of Binghamton, Vestal and Windsor will interview attorney Gordon Thompson on Wednesday, April 16th, and attorney Chris Denton on Thursday, April 17th. The Committees will make a recommendation and present it to their coalitions. The coalitions will then decide to accept or reject the Steering Committees' recommendation.
We are still encouraging Kirkwood property owners to join our coalition. You can do so three ways:
Call: Marchie Diffendorf at 775-3128
email: marchiediff@yahoo.com
U.S.Mail: Marchie Diffendorf
483 Gorman Rd.
Kirkwood, NY 13795
Please provide the following information: Name
Address
Phone Number
Number of Acres
Tax Map Number/Numbers
Whether you are currently leased
If you own property in Conklin or the Town of Binghamton you can obtain more information by going to www.nygaslease.com.
If you own property in Windsor or Colesville, you can obtain more information by going to www.windsorny.org.
Currently only vertical wells are permitted in these shales. The unit size for vertical wells is 40 acres; horizontal wells can be much larger units and would allow for drilling under roads, wetlands, parks and forrested lands. This also would mean fewer drilling sites.
By joining the coalition you are not committed to any agreements the coalition may sign in the future. We appreciate your participation with the hopes of securing the best possible lease that will meet the needs of all our members.
I would like to thank the Town of Kirkwood for the use of their website.
-Marchie