SF County ramps up oil-gas planning SANTA FE (KSFR) - -- About a half year remains in the period of a moratorium on oil and gas drilling in Santa Fe County, and a new consultant is on board to help county officials create an ordinance to regulate drilling.

Bruce Peshoff of the Kansas-based firm Planning Works joins planning lawyer Robert Freilich in creating a series of public meetings to arrive at a plan the county commission might adopt.

They say there will surely be a lawsuit if the county decides to restrict drilling, but that a transparent planning process would likely prevail in court.

If it turns out drilling is allowed, they say the developers should be required for any extra services, such as fire and law enforcement, as well as roads and water. © Copyright 2009, KSFR