SCPD Position on LaDue Reservoir Fracking

Summit County Progressive Democrats opposes the proposed fracking agreement at LaDue Reservoir between the City of Akron and DP Energy Auburn.  The City of Akron should focus its efforts on environmentally responsible policies that foster preservation of the watershed and protection and stewardship of natural resources, including drinking water. The existence of other horizontal wells in the area around LaDue only increases the potential risk to groundwater and wells, in addition to the Cuyahoga River, if this agreement moves forward.  SCPD urges the City of Akron to resist offering leases of public lands for short-term financial gains that have the potential for long-term negative environmental impact.

February 1, 2021