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Hundreds of citizens picketed the New Hanover County Courthouse on February 1, telling County Commissioners to just say no to Titan Cement. Numerous citizens spoke to the crowd through a loudspeaker system, including business leaders and local pediatrician David Hill, who told the crowd that some children and some elderly residents would die from the pollution from Titan Cement. He also mentioned that the North Carolina Pediatric Society formally opposes Titan Cement because of its potential impact on children's health. Thanks to everyone who came out to show elected officials that they need to stand up and start representing citizens and not corporate polluters. Protest organizer Kayne Darrell of the Citizens Against Titan, presented a petition with nearly 6,000 signatures of people opposed to Titan to the New Hanover County Commissioners, asking them to pass a resolution requesting Governor Bev Perdue freeze all permits for Titan Cement until the SBI investigation into corruption in the permit process is complete. She also asked them to request the Governor require Titan to undergo a State Environmental Policy Act review. Others asked the commission to rescind the $4.2 milliion in incentives the County Commissioners approved in April 2008, since recent news reports reveal the company grossly misrepresented its environmental record to the commissioners, WID, and the community, and have actively tried to avoid a comprehensive state environmental review of the project. Join the Gathering Throng! Click Here to sign the petition. Click here to get Action Alerts. Contact us to add your business to the growing list of businesses and business leaders concerned that Titan will hamstring our future economic development!
Then email your county commissioners and make the same request of them. Tell them they need to show some spine and send Titan Cement packing. Tell them you'd like a response to your letter. It's an election year for some of them, so they should be listening. They're emails are below. And remember, Commissioner Jonathan Barfield has been a staunch opponent of Titan Cement from the beginning, Jason Thompson campaigned as anti-Titan candidate, but seems to have forgotten it since the election. Ted Davis, Bobby Greer and Bill Caster all voted in favor of the Titan incentive package. Caster is running for re-election this year, while Greer has announced he will not seek another term. So they have no excuses not to do the right thing. Chairman, Jason Thompson:
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Vice-Chairman, Jonathan Barfield, Jr.:
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Robert Greer:
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William Caster:
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Ted Davis, Jr.:
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