In upstate New York, tension is rising with new plans of drilling for natural gas.  In the town of Chenango, along with others around it, oil companies are on the prawl looking for people to sign leases to let the companies dig for oil under their land.  The plans are turning neighbors against neighbors and even spouces against spouces.  No one can come to a common answer, yes or no.  There are two sides to the issue.  One is to say yes to the drilling companies, sign leases and let the economic boom happen.  The small New York towns are suffering economicaly, filled with farm lands, and causing new generations to move away because there are no jobs.  Many residents say that if the oil companies drill, it will bring more than $3.72 dollars in revenue to the small towns.  This will give new jobs to young people so that they are not forced to move away to find jobs and make a life for themselves.  The other side say no.  They say that the drilling, which blasts water under the rocks to get the gas, could be detrimental to their drinking water and contaminate it.  They don’t want to take the risk of their land and water getting ruined.  Some people have found a happy medium with their own concerns and the oil companies wants.  Mrs. Lacey, a resident in the area, is working with her lawyer and the oil companies to make a deal.  They can drill, but they must restore the land to its origonal state, pre-drilling, and if the water is contaminated, they have to fix it and take blame.  Although Mrs. Lacey and her husband are not having financial difficulty like many of the other farmers, they say that it would be nice to have to live without worry and be able to retire in their own home and not have to move.  One woman signed a lease with the drilling company two years ago, needing money to pay her taxes.  She earned a little under three thousand dollars for 110 acres which is now worth half a million dollars.  She didn’t realize that it was worth that much, and she could have gotten much more money for her land.  It seems that the common thread is money though.  The only reason that people will allow drilling on their land is because they want, or in some cases really need, money.