Burns considers fracking ban

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Neal Simon

CANASERAGA — All signs point to the two-year-old moratorium on hydraulic fracturing in the town of Burns becoming an outright ban on natural gas drilling before the end of the year.

Vote counters believe there are at least three voting members in favor of the fracking ban, although there is currently a vacancy on the Burns town board as a result of Dennis Rawleigh's resignation. An appointment to the seat is expected to take place in the coming weeks.

As required, the town's fracking ban was presented to the Allegany County Planning Board last month. After planning board members questioned town representatives at a meeting in Belmont, the county panel approved the measure, according to Burns Supervisor Lauren Oliver.

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