Arlington City Council Hearing on Drillzone & Gas Well Permits for Total's DAY drillsite

Name: Arlington City Council Hearing on Drillzone & Gas Well Permits for Total's DAY drillsite
Start: 2026-04-07T18:30:00-05:00
End: 2026-04-07T20:00:00-05:00
Location: Arlington City Hall 101 W. Abram Street Arlington TX

Schedule

Tue Apr 07 2026 at 06:30 pm to 08:00 pm

UTC-05:00

Location

Arlington City Hall 101 W. Abram Street Arlington TX | Arlington, TX

French energy giant, Total Energies has applied for permits to drill and frack 3 new gas wells at their DAY site located at 8380 Glenn Day Dr or 1001 Ragland Rd in Arlington, Texas.
It is in Council District 3 represented by Councilwoman Nikkie Hunter. She has a perfect record of voting to expand fracking in Arlington.
She voted in 2021-22 to deny Total a permit at their AC360 site, but reversed herself on even that vote last year by voting to create a massive new drill site - the Maverick - right next to the AC360 site, adding to severe pollution for 3 elementary schools, a daycare, homes, and several apartment communities.
The city council will vote to grant Total a Special Use Permit to establish a drill zone on April 7. The second reading, public hearing, and 2nd vote will take place on Tuesday, April 21, and will be immediately followed by another hearing and council vote to grant Total gas well permits for 3 wells on the site.
Delia Icenhower, James Coble, Janet Brockett, Martha Reid Schools are in the area, and the site is next to are neighborhoods of homes and apartments.
Once a drillzone permit has been granted, the city of Arlington can approve any number of gas wells in secret inside the drillzone without informing neighbors. For instance, the city approved about 2 dozen new gas wells at Total's Bruder site in 2022 about 325 feet from homes using this tactic. The resulting drilling that continues has caused horrendous noise, property damage, horrific emissions, illnesses, according to residents. The city has taken NO action to improve the situation despite many complaints by affected residents.
Residents can speak for 3 minutes in opposition, sign a card in opposition and raise their hand when their name is called, AND send an email in opposition.
Here is our Action Toolkit with details of how to voice your opposition: https://tinyurl.com/LA-DAY2026
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