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Regular Council Meeting Minutes 2-16-09 Page 13 information that the ODNR and anything he was provided with. He was very patient. He wants to do business. Apparently, we can't. He has to do something eventually. It seems to him like - you guys are stonewalling him. He does have drill sites. He is prepared to drill. He would like to drill in a timely fashion. He would like to drill this summer. If for some reason you don't feel we can get the job done, he will then call the surveyors next week. He will get his well stake and permits. Council President Buckholtz responded, saying once again, he is really happy to see you guys here. That's what we look for. A packed house. People here interested. With all due respect, Council President Buckholtz understands Mr. Yarbrough's patience. These are property owners. We are property owners. We have long-term issues here. Not the knowledge that you have of the sandstone layers, the gas and the drilling. Council President Buckholtz does not know if these further neighborhood meetings with Bonnieview and Hanover, if you would be invited to those. If at some point this does not become feasible for you to negotiate, then so be it. But, Council President Buckholtz just wants our residents here to understand. Council President Buckholtz thinks they understand your frustration, but we are elected by these people. We are elected by our residents. That's our first and foremost thing. Brooks Yarbrough said you all sent out letters in 2007 and 2008 and fliers and it's been in the newspaper. It has been on your website for over two years. Look up Mayfield, it's the third thing down, it says oil and gas, and here's the plats and here's the properties. We have been so transparent. He has drilled Canterbury Country Club, he has drilled Beachwood Country Club. He drilled Chagrin Valley. He has drilled in Beachwood. He has drilled the Paxk Synagogue. He drilled Gates Mills. He drilled in downtown Hudson in 1970 something. He has drilled over 15,000 wells in the State of Ohio for over 30 years. This isn't something new to Ohio. There are 62,000 working wells. There are wells in downtown Oklahoma City that have been in the circle for 80 years. This is not something new to a community or a town or a city. Council President Buckholtz stated it is to ours. Brooks Yarbrough said he knows it is but this has all been here. We thought we provided you with all of the documentation, all the rules, all the regulations, our history, all of the oil and gas history. You have had time to research this with all of the municipalities around here. He comes to all the meetings. He has been here for 2 1/2 years. Every time he comes to a meeting where you are going to vote, you say, "Guess what, we are not going to vote." Mr. Yarbrough is not real happy. He is just going to have to drill. Council President Buckholtz stated we appreciate it. Mr. Yarbrough said then you will say, look, we could have put the well over here on this 10 acres that used to be a dump. This could help the city. He is going to pay taxes in the city which will help your roads and your school and just like last year, he paid $40,0000 on St. Francis' church well in Gates Mills that went to the city. It was real estate tax taxes. You think that doesn't help your city? He just does not understand. We are out here trying to help you all and help ourselves. We all use oil and gas in our hair dryers, our clothing, our medicine.