OKLAHOMA CITY – Homeowners voiced their concerns about increased earthquake activity in Oklahoma at the Oklahoma State Capitol Friday.
The public hearing was moved to the House chambers to accommodate all the people who wanted to speak.
“If the governor had any balls then she would be here,” Manny Whitlock said.
Colorful words coming from a concerned Oklahoman.
Manny Whitlock lives in Oklahoma City and says his house is barely livable.
“It just shattered the walls. Everything cracked,” Manny Whitlock said.
Now he someone to be held accountable.
“I’d like to see a new house or maybe a bunch of people get new houses,” Whitlock said. “I’d like to see some changes around here.”
Lauri Monetti says her home has been affected by the many earthquakes Oklahoma has felt this year.
“The last big one we had we actually had some things fall down, so it’s really disturbing,” Monetti said.
Lisa Griggs is currently part of a class action lawsuit, hoping to prove oil companies are to blame for the damage to her Guthrie home.
Griggs says the earthquakes have caused 40-percent of her concrete foundation became separated from the mortar.
She says a structural engineer linked
the damage back to the earthquakes.
“I want to make sure that the legislators know we’re talking about the science and we’re talking about how to stop this,” Griggs said. “But we also need to protect the homeowners.”
Griggs wants the oil companies to pay for the losses incurred by earthquake damage.
“If I want to sell my house, because of disclosure laws, I’m going to have to tell them there’s earthquakes there,” she said. “Nobody’s going to want to buy that.”
Many Oklahomans want to show city leaders and oil companies they want change.
“I just want to make sure our voices are heard. Enough is enough. We’re done,” Monetti said.
