Taylor: Priority is protecting the environment, people

Taylor: Priority is protecting the environment, people

BOARDMAN — Lt. Gov. Mary Taylor said there’s a potential economic boom from shale drilling, but the “first priority is to make sure we are doing what we can to protect the health and safety of the people and the environment.”

Taylor, a Republican, spoke today at a Youngstown/Warren Regional Chamber luncheon at Mr. Anthony’s in Boardman.

Toward the end of her prepared remarks, Taylor brought up shale drilling.

“We want to take advantage of an economic opportunity, but we can’t do it at the expense of our people and the environment,” Taylor told reporters after the speech.

Taylor encouraged people to attend a 5 p.m. Wednesday public meeting at the Covelli Centre community room to discuss geology and regulatory issues related to a shut-down brine-injection well on Youngstown’s West Side.

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