Another standing room only crowd greeted Cecil Township Supervisors as they reconvened a public hearing on Wednesday to gather more testimony and to present to residents the current version of an ordinance that would govern oil and gas development. The township is trying to strike a balance between the safety and comfort of its residents while still allowing oil and gas drilling to continue. They are patterning their ordinance after Murrysville, PA that has an ordinance that has stood up to court challenges. The map provided shows areas that would comply with distance measures from residential structures. It was developed using increasingly restrictive criteria to determine the best areas for drilling. Only two additional areas were identified after the criteria was applied. One section would be a 5 acre parcel near the town of Lawrence roughly 1700 feet away from any well that could be developed. Another 25 acre parcel was identified on the Valleybrook Country Club property. During public comment, testimony from residents of the Traditions of America housing development applauded supervisors for keeping any wells roughly 4000 feet from their development. On the other hand, residents from Georgetown Estates decried the plan for a pad in Lawrence because the two wells possible would only be 1700 feet from their development. Their homeowner’s association engaged an attorney to hopefully keep any well development a minimum of 2500 feet away from their homes. A representative from the Valleybrook Country Club said that the club would not consider a well pad on their property. In the minority were supporters of the drilling industry. Several leaseholders spoke favorably of the industry that allowed them to maintain their farms and do upgrades to their houses and other structures on their property. Supervisor Chairman Tom Casciola made it clear that the proposed ordinance would only apply to future well development. Currently permitted wells would fall under the current ordinance. He did say that stricter noise and vibration criteria are in the new ordinance. The ordinance would prohibit any type of work on well pads between 10 pm and 6 am. After more than three hours the meeting was adjourned until the next public hearing on July 1.