The Oakland County real estate folks apparently never thought that it might be prudent to inform the Oakland County sheriff that they'd authorized some geological mining company to do seismic testing (read: exploding the ground and reading the shock waves).

Highland Twp of course obtains its police services from the county sheriff.

So what we had was untold wasted policing time devoted to trying to find out why entire sections of Highland Twp were reporting house-shaking explosions for several weeks. It would be nice if the left and the right hands would coordinate. A simple call to the Highland substation from the real estate services group could have avoided all of this needless worry and investigation.

Something isn't right here. From a previous article:
"Several Highland residents have reported hearing the same sounds Thursday at 8:30 p.m. and 9 p.m."
These explosions were heard near Duck Lake and Wardlow roads and in the Seven Harbors subdivision.
This company may have had permission from owners but why were they exploding dynamite so late at night? And why are they doing their testing so close to White Lake?

Please tell me you are going to stay on top of this story, Brooke. The residents of White Lake, Highland Twp, AND the surrounding communities have a right to know if drilling is going to take place in the foreseeable future. Although, they wouldn't be spending the money on testing unless evidence has already shown that there is something worth exploring. It might be time to make some hard decisions about our future here- fracking will destroy our water supply and put everyone's health at risk- all in the name of profits...

Read up on 'fracking'. It's an environmental disaster waiting to happen. My water supply and my surroundings are too valuable to me to have it destroyed by the interests of gas companies seeking profits and greed.
Check out this movie. I don't want 'fracking' done anywhere near me:

http://www.amazon.com/Gasland-Josh-Fox/dp/B0042EJD8A/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1361113539&sr=8-2&keywords=gasland

I contacted West Bay Geophysical and got a prompt reply from their spokesperson, Pat Gibson:
"most of the surveys we conducted were performed with our vibrator truck, not explosives. In the few cases where we used charges on cross country surveys, the charge is extremely small and buried in the ground. The impact of these charges is barely audible at the surface and would not sound like an explosion on neighboring property. Landowners affected by the survey are contacted through the mail so that they are aware of our timing. I am not sure what your mysterious explosions were, but I am pretty sure they were not the result of our surveys.
Thanks again,
Pat"

Hmmm....

I read in today's Oakland Press that Oakland County Water Resources Commissioner Jim Nash is taking on the issue of fracking. Mr Nash is holding a series of Town Hall meetings to inform people about what it means, the potential hazards, and to make sure people are aware of it before they lease their property," Nash said Monday.
Our economy really depends on our water resources. If you look at the county, basically our best property values are around lakes and streams."

I sent Commissioner Nash an email today and asked if he would like to speak in White Lake and Special Assistant to the Commissioner Craig Covey responded that they will try to put one together for the summer....