EID-O's Mike Chadsey continues coverage on Canton City Council's decision to lease city owned property for oil and gas development:

"Earlier this week in the “Utica Capital”, the members of the Canton City Council held a regular scheduled council meeting.  One item on their agenda was supposed to be Mayor William Healy’s proposal to council that the city open up property in which the city owns mineral rights for oil and gas development.

It was the third reading of the proposal, one that has certainly garnered some attention. As Anne reported earlier, folks from both sides of the issue spoke at the first and second meetings regarding the move.

Before the meeting started, David Dougherty, ward 6 councilman, suggested the administration gather additional information regarding what land is available, and of that land, if the city owns the mineral rights.  Mayor Healy agreed, and pulled his proposal.  Instead of the council voting on leasing, the Mayor is going to hire at least one consultant and a lawyer to research the deeds to city-owned property.  By law, that is as far as the Mayor can go.  He cannot enter into any lease agreements without council approval."

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