Encana and the Beggs family moved the road and all the traffic out of our neighborhood on March 6, 2009, some three years after we asked them not to put the road through our neighborhood in the first place. We said it would bring traffic, noise, dust and crime, loss of privacy, danger, the potential of long term health effects and turn our neighborhood into an industrial zone. This is exactly what happened and we complained. Thousands of phone calls to local and state government officials, regulatory agencies, Encana employees at every level, watchdog groups, newspapers and other media, this blog and numerous meetings and somehow, we finally made them understand that we would not stop our efforts until the traffic was moved.
It also appears that the remaining portion of the road that will see 1 truck/day to the well has been paved, removing future calls from us about the dust. Encana proacted instead of reacted this time, and I thank them for that.
Last Friday evening, we dusted off the porch chairs and sat outside in the QUIET, without waiting for the next truck and cloud of dust to cover your body, hair, and clothes and pollute your beverage or food. We just sat and listened to the quiet, felt the cool breeze and for the first time in two years, had some peace.
The family was outside most of the weekend, wth the horses and dogs, tilling the garden, washing down the trees and bushes and just enjoying being outdoors again.
I would like to tell you that Encana has seen the error of their ways and now understands it is bad business practice to put heavy industry too close to neighborhoods, families and children, but I don't know that to be the case. Maybe they just got tired of dealing with us? There is absolutely nothing in place, from a legal perspective to keep them from reopening the road through our neighborhood, and this concerns me.
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Somehow I believe ther are ulterior motives for moving the road. EnCana nor the Beggs have ever shown any concern for our health or life style. Dispite all of our efforts, I think that money will be the end result, EnCana will profit from this in some manner. I will say that it has already changed my life, I opened my windows for the first time in three years and sat on my back porch without dust, diesel, noise and prying eyes. I had forgotten how nice our neighborhood really is, it is certainly worth fighting for and I appreciate all the neighbors for coming together like they did to make this happen. Its this kind of strong Home Owners Association that will protect us from future attacts.
This is as true in everyday life as it is in battle: we are given one life and the decision is ours whether to wait for circumstances to make up our mind, or whether to act, and in acting, to live.
Omar N. Bradley
How can you trust anything Ed Beggs or Encanna does? Look at their past record. You be the judge!
Its about time three years
Thank you Lisa and Bobby
I just can't believe that these bastards have the power they do. They have torn up the roads all over several counties now. They have caused multiple accidents. They have just ruined the quality of life for countless individuals. I live in hell! I'm gonna start making tire spikes. I think the gas companies should have to resurface every county and FM road in Parker, Tarrant, and Johnson county. These people are just plain evil.
Phloyd Pink, check out HB 3761 which will provide grants to the counties to repair the road. Contact Phil Kings office for Parker, Wise Counties, Rep Orr in Johnson County or Senator Craig Estes. They need to hear it from you. Setting spikes will just get someone hurt; the truckers are just doing their job. Make the government work for you. You have to make your voice heard.
Now if only the compression stations south of Chisholm Heights were housed we too (on the other end of the neighborhood) could have peace. The compression stations are about 1 mile from my house and are so loud it sounds like I live next to a train station. I can't imagine living even closer like the neighborhood on Stacy Ln. I believe 2 families now have settled and had to move because they just can't take the noise and vibrations anymore. I agree, the oil companies are evil.
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