Get Involved

Stay informed and get involved; it is your civic duty and one of our greatest U.S. freedoms. Citizens are the watchdogs of policies and positions. It is our responsibility, particularly when the issue, such as proppant silos located in residential areas, hit close to home.

Following is a list of ways that you can voice your opinion about this issue (and most issues that arise in the future).

• Download, print and sign the petition created by the COALITION AGAINST THE CONSTRUCTION OF WEATHERFORD SAND SILOS IN RESIDENTIAL NORTH BUCKHANNON. Take your signed position and submit it to City Hall. (download the petition)
  
• Contact your local city officials and voice your opinion against the silos. Here are some some contact numbers:
  - City Hall: 472-1651
  - Mayor Kenny Davidson: (cell) 642-1651
  - Councilman Keith Queen: (cell) 642-6525
  - Councilman David Thomas: 472-7007
  
• Contact your state Legislatures. A list of those representing our area can be found here. Remember, it is an election year!
  
• Go to City Council meetings. Engage the council in discussion. Council meets every first and third Thursday of each month, at 7 p.m. at City Hall.
  
• If you can't make the meetings, you can watch recordings on the Friday following the meeting. They can be viewed on local access channel 3 between the hours of 6-7 p.m. (time may vary).
  
• Send a Letter to the Editor to one of the local papers, including The Record Delta, The Intermountain and the Clarksburg Exponent-Telegram.
  
• And you can add a comment to this blog. Do you have a story to tell. Has your life been affected by silica or the drilling industry or the Buckhannon city council or perhaps you want to add to this discussion.

RETURN TO THIS BLOG often during the next few weeks as I will be adding some very interesting information regarding Weatherford's business conduct.