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Regular Council Meeting Minutes 2-16-09 Page 32 whether it's inside our borders or outside our borders it can't be so close as to be where the border doesn't make a difference, it's the proximity issue. That most people would agree to. We have just been very very caxeful about it. Mayor Rinker added, the thing that really upsets him and he confesses, lecturer or not, we have disseminated so much information, anyone who has been involved. We just assumed. Mayor Rinker just does not know how people can't know about this, but the fact that they can say with a straight face, you didn't tell us, you should have let us know, it's upsetting. We have to go forward and have another meeting. These are not a lot of fun to handle as you well know, but people have to understand. Mayor Rinker said to Wes, the point's well taken. It may be that if we do get to the table and negotiate something that they say they are ready to sign that Mayor Rinker can take back to Council for Council to ratify, it may be different from just what P&Z - Mr. Marrotte said we discussed in P&Z that 10 acres would stay strictly within the Mayfield 20 acre. That is why it is critical to know where they have the leases to see if there is going to be a second well. Mayor Rinker said from the very beginning they have clearly treated that as propriety. They have not wanted to give it up. One of the reasons is as Bill pointed out, it can be that you have some residents that do not want to be exposed. Just about anyone in the Village, that information was provided. Just overall, they are less worried about us and the neighborhood candidly. They are worried more about the competition. That means there are a lot of other players out there. They are telling people we are ready to go. Mayor Rinker thinks they are doing that to get people to sign. He does not think they have as many people signed on as one would like. Dr. Parker said there are two problems. One, he finds it difficult to believe that their competitors have not gone around canvassing. They probably have a better idea of who they have signed up and who they haven't than we might. Secondly, the perception with going into negotiation that concerns him is that they go around and they meet with people. Dr. Paxker does not want this to be turned into, well, the Village is already negotiating with us and they think it's a good idea to drill, why shouldn't you sign up with us? Dr. Parker knows that's devil's advocate. Mayor Rinker said that's not devil's advocate, that's how this started. That's exactly what Brooks Yarbrough did. He went into the neighborhood on Bonnieview. People were coming back and saying we are going to take property by eminent domain. Dr. Parker said you are right. So his question is doesn't that just give them more leverage to say things like that. Mayor Rinker said, yes. But you know what? They are doing it. To take away some of the leverage would be if there had been more pushback earlier. We must have sent out more