Comments on: Come One, Come All to Tuesday’s Scoping Meeting! http://stoptitan.org/come-one-come-all-to-tuesdays-scoping-meeting/ Concerned Cape Fear Citizens Coming Together Tue, 06 Jan 2009 08:29:27 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: kelly stryker http://stoptitan.org/come-one-come-all-to-tuesdays-scoping-meeting/#comment-249 kelly stryker Thu, 03 Jul 2008 15:13:45 +0000 http://stoptitan.org/?p=72#comment-249 To Walt and Pat---thank you both for your great comments. Agree with both. We will post additional questions to add on-line scoping questions soon, as we've heard several people say the same as Walt about their concerns on the accuracy of their questions being submitted July 1st. Stoptitan.org is recommending all comments be repeated online just to be sure. And to Pat--thank you and I fully agree. Check out the blog link on the site, called "Time to move up the political foodchain." I've listed the email/contact info. for our elected officials and can not stress how important it is for everybody to contact all of them....over and over again. In my opinion, phone calls are better, but anything is better than nothing. We will post political statements regarding the Titan Cement issue from all the candidates on this site soon. Still have time for a write in candidate......need to file by August 1. If no write-ins are available, we need to push for statements of support from those who are running and make it clear this will be a defining issue in November. Again, those up for re-election want to win. We need to let them know (by contacting them) that if they support Titan Cement, they will not win. To Walt and Pat—thank you both for your great comments. Agree with both. We will post additional questions to add on-line scoping questions soon, as we’ve heard several people say the same as Walt about their concerns on the accuracy of their questions being submitted July 1st. Stoptitan.org is recommending all comments be repeated online just to be sure. And to Pat–thank you and I fully agree. Check out the blog link on the site, called “Time to move up the political foodchain.” I’ve listed the email/contact info. for our elected officials and can not stress how important it is for everybody to contact all of them….over and over again. In my opinion, phone calls are better, but anything is better than nothing. We will post political statements regarding the Titan Cement issue from all the candidates on this site soon. Still have time for a write in candidate……need to file by August 1. If no write-ins are available, we need to push for statements of support from those who are running and make it clear this will be a defining issue in November. Again, those up for re-election want to win. We need to let them know (by contacting them) that if they support Titan Cement, they will not win.

]]> By: Pat http://stoptitan.org/come-one-come-all-to-tuesdays-scoping-meeting/#comment-248 Pat Thu, 03 Jul 2008 14:01:20 +0000 http://stoptitan.org/?p=72#comment-248 For those of you who are interested, there are two great books to read that will provide additional evidence of the impacts of this type of contamination. Additionally, these books provide great talking points: The Hundred Year Lie by Randall Fitzgerald and Our Stolen Future by Colborn, Dumanoski, and Myers. On another note, it's great to have such a strong grassroots showing locally, but we will never win this without getting Raleigh and Washington involved. No time to delay. It's election time for McIntyre and our state reps. At the very least get a written committment from them. This could undo their campaigns. It's great that you are being so polite and professional about this but it's going to get very ugly. You are going to need to raise a great deal of money to counter Titan and the good ol' boys who want them here. Pat Delair For those of you who are interested, there are two great books to read that will provide additional evidence of the impacts of this type of contamination. Additionally, these books provide great talking points: The Hundred Year Lie by Randall Fitzgerald and Our Stolen Future by Colborn, Dumanoski, and Myers. On another note, it’s great to have such a strong grassroots showing locally, but we will never win this without getting Raleigh and Washington involved. No time to delay. It’s election time for McIntyre and our state reps. At the very least get a written committment from them. This could undo their campaigns. It’s great that you are being so polite and professional about this but it’s going to get very ugly. You are going to need to raise a great deal of money to counter Titan and the good ol’ boys who want them here. Pat Delair

]]> By: walt http://stoptitan.org/come-one-come-all-to-tuesdays-scoping-meeting/#comment-247 walt Thu, 03 Jul 2008 12:23:47 +0000 http://stoptitan.org/?p=72#comment-247 I think we should be concerned about the quality of the comment gathering process at scoping meeting. The facilitators seemed sincere in trying to capture the various comments made, but in my subgroup it was clear that they did not have a very good grasp of either the regulatory or technical issues being raised. Too many of the responses they recorded can be answered by a simple yes or no without further elaboration. Hope above list of issues will all be submitted in writing (hard copy and electronically) before July 15th submission date. We also need to be vigilent in reviewing synosis of all issues when the Corps publishes their compilation of comments/questions raised at scoping meeting to insure that they don't get dumbed down'. That summary will set the framework for the EIS process going forward. I think we should be concerned about the quality of the comment gathering process at scoping meeting. The facilitators seemed sincere in trying to capture the various comments made, but in my subgroup it was clear that they did not have a very good grasp of either the regulatory or technical issues being raised. Too many of the responses they recorded can be answered by a simple yes or no without further elaboration. Hope above list of issues will all be submitted in writing (hard copy and electronically) before July 15th submission date. We also need to be vigilent in reviewing synosis of all issues when the Corps publishes their compilation of comments/questions raised at scoping meeting to insure that they don’t get dumbed down’. That summary will set the framework for the EIS process going forward.

]]> By: Gretchen http://stoptitan.org/come-one-come-all-to-tuesdays-scoping-meeting/#comment-242 Gretchen Wed, 02 Jul 2008 20:51:10 +0000 http://stoptitan.org/?p=72#comment-242 Interesting scoping meeting last night. I especially enjoyed the "Cement 101" presentation. It was just sooooo informative ;) Did anyone else catch that the "jobs" were at 141 and not 160--or was I dreaming? Did anyone see the link to the presentation he promised at the end? I missed that too. I represented your requests in the traffic and infrastructure session. I was also searching the web and found an interesting CAMA update from 2006. http://www.nhcgov.com/AgnAndDpt/PLNG/Documents/Ordinance/CertifiedCAMAplan.pdf Great reading! Enjoy! Gretchen Interesting scoping meeting last night. I especially enjoyed the “Cement 101″ presentation. It was just sooooo informative ;) Did anyone else catch that the “jobs” were at 141 and not 160–or was I dreaming? Did anyone see the link to the presentation he promised at the end? I missed that too.

I represented your requests in the traffic and infrastructure session. I was also searching the web and found an interesting CAMA update from 2006. http://www.nhcgov.com/AgnAndDpt/PLNG/Documents/Ordinance/CertifiedCAMAplan.pdf

Great reading! Enjoy!

Gretchen

]]> By: admin http://stoptitan.org/come-one-come-all-to-tuesdays-scoping-meeting/#comment-233 admin Mon, 30 Jun 2008 23:54:05 +0000 http://stoptitan.org/?p=72#comment-233 Thanks, Gretchen. Links to <i>stoptitan_traffic_infrastructure.pdf</i> on this page and on the front have been updated. -admin. Thanks, Gretchen. Links to stoptitan_traffic_infrastructure.pdf on this page and on the front have been updated. -admin.

]]> By: Gretchen http://stoptitan.org/come-one-come-all-to-tuesdays-scoping-meeting/#comment-232 Gretchen Mon, 30 Jun 2008 21:58:38 +0000 http://stoptitan.org/?p=72#comment-232 Traffic and Infrastructure file not there. You need to hook up the link or load the file onto your server. Here's the error I got - Error 404 - Not Found Traffic and Infrastructure file not there. You need to hook up the link or load the file onto your server. Here’s the error I got - Error 404 - Not Found

]]> By: Pete D'Onofrio http://stoptitan.org/come-one-come-all-to-tuesdays-scoping-meeting/#comment-231 Pete D'Onofrio Mon, 30 Jun 2008 21:56:35 +0000 http://stoptitan.org/?p=72#comment-231 I see that your questions include one that asks the amount of product export to expect, and another that questions the impact of truck traffic attached to the plant. Nowhere, though, do I see the link to the Port of Wilmington! Trucking product from Titan to the Port, and loading product onto ships at the Port, involve tremendous risk of pollution to the River and the neighborhoods through which trucks travel! Although not a subject for the USACOE, has anyone determined whether it's the State Ports that is behind inviting Titan to our area?? As I've said before, if it is, then between Titan and the Superport at Southport, then the Port Authority seems to be singlehandedly trying to wreck the Cape Fear region! What do we do about that?? I see that your questions include one that asks the amount of product export to expect, and another that questions the impact of truck traffic attached to the plant. Nowhere, though, do I see the link to the Port of Wilmington! Trucking product from Titan to the Port, and loading product onto ships at the Port, involve tremendous risk of pollution to the River and the neighborhoods through which trucks travel!

Although not a subject for the USACOE, has anyone determined whether it’s the State Ports that is behind inviting Titan to our area?? As I’ve said before, if it is, then between Titan and the Superport at Southport, then the Port Authority seems to be singlehandedly trying to wreck the Cape Fear region! What do we do about that??

]]> By: Alexander http://stoptitan.org/come-one-come-all-to-tuesdays-scoping-meeting/#comment-227 Alexander Mon, 30 Jun 2008 15:46:21 +0000 http://stoptitan.org/?p=72#comment-227 Excellent! Should be required reading by all of our elected officials. It is abundantly clear that these highly important concerns will only be adequately addressed if a large number of concerned citizens show their support by attending this scoping meeting. A large group of informed, polite, and patient citizens who understand their rights is critical at this time. It may be a long night, but this is our government in action as it was met to be: no multiple back room meetings over a three year period while the general public is kept in the dark, no county commission meetings with 15 minute time limits for consideration of critical matters, and no abruptly cancelled community meetings by "everything will be out in the open" Titan. Excellent! Should be required reading by all of our elected officials. It is abundantly clear that these highly important concerns will only be adequately addressed if a large number of concerned citizens show their support by attending this scoping meeting. A large group of informed, polite, and patient citizens who understand their rights is critical at this time. It may be a long night, but this is our government in action as it was met to be: no multiple back room meetings over a three year period while the general public is kept in the dark, no county commission meetings with 15 minute time limits for consideration of critical matters, and no abruptly cancelled community meetings by “everything will be out in the open” Titan.

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