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Regular Council Meeting Minutes 2-16-09 Page 17 debate and then we will have to make a decision. That's the point. Some people want it. Some people don't. Mr. Yarbrough asked when the urgency all of a sudden to show up this week to go out and get a petition signed? Because they thought you were going to vote on it? Council President Buckholtz stated it is human nature. The same reason you came here all pumped up that we were going to vote on it. Bill Coughlin said if you want to know, he will tell you about it. He thought he explained it, but he guesses he didn't. We had a big meeting in July. Many people attended. You were there. We were told the Village was contemplating a non-drilling lease for those 10 acres, remember that? Then, we were told at the same meeting, we would receive mailings on how this was progressing. You can show me those mailings. We did not get that. Mr. Coughlin learned last week at a party at someone's house that now we are going to have some kind of ordinance passed that authorizes the Mayor to enter into a drilling lease. Mr. Coughlin was like, what? When did that happen? He is not sure how the petition got done. He does not know how it got circulated. He saw it today. He was asked by our Homeowner President to come represent the association tonight. That's what he is here for. That's what we know. That is why we are saying what gives? We are concerned. Discussion ensued between Mr. Yarbrough and Mr. Coughlin about negotiating the lease. Mr. Yarbrough is happy to have a meeting with them. Council President Buckholtz stated that Mr. Marrie was about to say something. Mr. Marrie said the Mayor was not signing a lease. Council was not having the Mayor sign a lease in any shape or form. What it was was the Mayor was going to go into conversation with the drilling company about the 10 acres. Council President Buckholtz said it will still go back to the residents and then still has to come back to Council for approval. Mr. Marrie said it goes to Planning and Zoning and then comes back to Council. It was not like it was going to be signed and you didn't know anything about it. Mr. Coughlin said he thinks that point got through. We are not claiming you were going to sign a lease today. Mr. Marrie said under no condition. And the reason that 10 acres even came in was that Planning and Zoning and the Mayor and Council were trying to protect the residential lots such as the one on Bonnieview. Certainly in his estimation, he knows nothing about drilling, but a drill would be better in his estimation on 10 acres in the right position than it would be on a lot on Bonnieview. And that's the reason that the 10 acres was brought into play. Non-drilling to a drilling.