Open Letter: Support Forest Hills Fracking Ban

Dear neighbors,

For the past few months,

The ordinance would ban natural gas drilling within the , a process which is increasingly associated with not only health concerns, but also with burdening townships' police and fire departments and EMS services. 

Forest Hills Council voted unanimously in September to advertise this ordinance, and they will have a final vote at its next meeting Oct. 19. Council is interested in hearing from borough residents on this issue, which can easily be done by signing an online petition, or one of the paper petitions currently circulating. 

To add your voice to this grassroots effort to keep our air and water free from additional air and water-borne pollutants, go to Change.org and sign the online petition. Please then forward it to anyone you know in Forest Hills. The direct link is: http://www.change.org/petitions/forest-hills-pa-borough-council-pass-a-community-bill-of-rights-in-forest-hills-pa?pe=d4e 

For those interested in signing a paper petition or who would like more information, please call 412-242-3985. (Residents who would like to take a paper petition to their community group or organization are encouraged to make contact.) 

Sincerely,

Elizabeth Donohoe

Forest Hills Resident