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Steuben County is in the process of developing a task force to address issues surrounding future drilling of natural gas in the Marcellus Shale formation.

The Steuben County Legislature’s Agriculture, Industry and Planning Committee last week laid the foundation for a task force in preparation of an expansion of the drilling industry.

The county Planning Department is assisting in establishing the scope of the task force which includes the possible effects drilling would have on communities, local economies, land use and the demand for government services, said county Planning Department representative Amy Dlugos.

Dlugos said the task force would include a steering committee and sub-committees.

“We’ve looked at other counties,” Dlugos said. “And more and more things come up.”

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