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Please sign your name if you don't want Titan to build a cement manufacturing plant in Castle Hayne.
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Titan is defined as a person or thing of enormous size, strength, power, influence. Sounds like our star-struck Commissioners sold us out. Titan’s economic benefits do not outweigh the long-term health risks it poses. Stop this Titan from descending upon Wilmington now!
I am a Physician Assistant and am very aware of the link between the environmental pollutants produced by a plant like Titan and morbidity. I also was an business major and understand the need to bring jobs. The long term health problems outweigh the few jobs produced.
I am disspointed that this commisison would try and sneak this through affecting WIlmington’s environmental future and its citizen’s health. Are others getting paid besides Titan? This is a horrible abuse of power. what was the big secret?
FOR THE LOVE OF GOD NORTH CAROLINA; SAVE OUR WET LANDS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Growth is the enemy of progress. The price of titans growth will come at the expense of the environment, human health and taxpayers wallets. For those in this business of “growth”, it just merely equates to greed.
There are enough cement businesses already. We’re good on cement. Find something else to do somewhere else please.
As an MPH and public health professional, I take a firm stand against bringing this carcinogenic project to our community. We know too much about how manufacturing plants like this negatively impact health to allow this to be built and operate. Is there a more sustainable method of producing concrete? If there is, produce it, and we’ll stand behind it. If not, we need to develop it. But it can’t be pollution business as usual. We know too much . . .
Let’s attract new employers to the area that will not just add jobs but will improve our community, not damage it. Let’s not compromise the health of our community, and allow pollutants to damage our local environment just to create 160 new jobs.
NO, NO,No!
The amount of jobs Titan will bring to the area pales in comparison to the potential health problems and environmental problems we face.
The money handed over to Titan could have been better used to aid other companies, agencies, etc in the area. What about giving the schools the four million?
Wow… my petition message dropped a few characters… namely the dollar signs and a few numbers. The taxes paid by Titan (estimated between 1.2 and 1.9 million dollars per year, depending on the year) represent less than ten dollars per individual living in the county. I can feel THOSE savings in my lungs.
“STOP TITAN” If at all possible, Regardless of what it cost, The people will have to
do it because we don’t have Commissioners that are interested in the people that put them in office, they are “Developers” that’s all they are.
Maybe the Commissioners thought the residents of SE North Carolina would be pleased to share our tax dollars with an industry like Titan. The Commissioners obviously did not consider the costs to our communities from pollution and loss of resource use. This was such a bad decision on their part that they can’t possibly be qualified to retain their trusted positions (with the exception of Nancy Pritchett who made a motion to table the decision until the next meeting in order to gather more information).
Why would this project even be proposed when it is so harmful to the well-being of all in this area?
STOP THE TITAN PROJECT.
This threat to the health of human beings is abominable. Shame on you guys. Would you want this plant being built in your area where your family would be so threatened?
STOP TITAN
Has anyone of you been to the Roanoke plant that Titan owns? I visited this plant last year during a community open house event and was very suprised at the facility and it’s operation. Furthermore , I spoke with several of the local residents and heard very few complaints about the plant. I also understand that Titan opened the doors to the Roanoke plant to us but nobody would go. It would probably have been a waste of time anyway…it appears that most of you here have already made your minds up. I would encourage you to educate yourselves on some of the statements made in these posts. Thay are very inaccurate and incomplete.
To Dave:
The Roanoke plant is half the size of Titan’s Castle Hayne proposed cement plant. If built today, this plant would be the fourth largest in the US. Roanoke is 24th. The estimated mercury emissions from Roanoke are under 10 lbs a year, we get over 260 lbs. a year plus up to 600 acres of wetland loss. I don’t see how you can compare plants, in terms of size or location. A more applicable comparison would be Titan’s Florida plant and mining operation, which has been suspected of contaminating the primary drinking water for Miami-Dade county. Not sure what posts you are referring to, but any inaccurate statements you see posted on this website, we will gladly correct, just send us your source.
IF THIS FACILITY IS NEEDED SO BADLY, IT COULD BE
LOCATED FURTHER FROM THE COAST.THERE ARE JUST TOO MANY NEGATIVE IMPLICATIONS LOCATING HERE.ONCE THIS AREA HAS BEEN COVERED WITH THE VARIOUS POLLUTANTS ISSUED FROM THIS PLANT, THERE WILL BE NO TURNING BACK AND THE DAMAGE
WILL CONTINUE FROM THE SKY,RUNOFF,WATER CONTAMINATION, AND AIR QUALITY PROBLEMS THAT WILL BE TOO COMPLICATED TO ADDRESS AT THAT TIME.
PLEASE RECONSIDER LOCATING AT MANY OTHER AREAS NOT
POPULATED WHERE THE EFFLUENT COULD BE CONTAINED AND POSSIBLY CLEANED WITHOUT ENVIRONMENTAL DAMAGE IF POSSIBLE.
DEATH VALLEY COMES TO MIND. JUST KIDDING.
THE ONLY WAY TO NEGATE THE EFFECTS ON THE AIR AND WATER WOULD BE TO BUILD THE ENTIRE PLANT IN A SEALED DOME AND OPERATE IT REMOTELY,BUT PLEASE BUILD IT SOMEWHERE FAR FROM HERE. MY GRANDKIDS ENJOY THE WATERS SO MUCH.
Stop Titan.
The New Hanover County Commissioners need to come forward and oppose Titan and withdraW THE INCENTIVE OFFER.
My name is Brian Berger, and I am now a candidate for the New Hanover County Board of Commissioners. One of my reasons for running is the incentives deal for Titan America, which I strongly oppose. I did not see anyone on the ballot who shares this perspective and is willing to press this issue.
I’ll fight to withdraw the incentives deal, but that is not enough. We need to overhaul the abused incentives and business recruitment processes that paved the way for Titan America LLC to land this deal, and ensure it never happens again.
If the same people remain in office we’re going to get more of the same, because they clearly do not care about the environment’s role in our economy, future economic growth, and quality of life.
It’s time to make a change in New Hanover County. Visit my campaign Web site at http://www.electberger.org, contact me, pepper me with questions, send me information, and consider supporting me in this fight. Brian
That web address is: http://www.electberger.com
Hi Brian–Thanks for your post. Good to know more folks are taking note of this issue on the political front and even better that more candidates are jumping into the County Commissioners race in November. Very glad to hear of your public opposition to the Titan cement plant, but would like to know if you would oppose this plant if no incentives were on the table. Obviously, as one of the organizers of Stoptitan.org, I am against it on many fronts, namely the health and environmental impacts. We’ve spent a lot of time researching these reasons and would encourage all to do the same (not just front this site). But to Brian, would you like to elaborate on your own opposition a bit more, esp. outside of your dislike for tax incentives?
Kelly,
The incentives deal for Titan America is one of the big reasons why I am a candidate on the ballot for New Hanover County Commissioner. The simple answer to your question is, yes, even in the absence of incentives, Titan should not have been invited into the Cape Fear region. The preponderance of evidence suggests that Titan’s plans involve major implications for the region’s environment, transportation and emergency services infrastructure, as well as risks for the area’s most important economic drivers (tourism, retirement, real estate) exceeding the purported economic benefits.
All of these implications should have been carefully vetted and studied during the past couple years, and should have given officials pause. Instead, our elected officials never even asked these questions and wrote a taxpayer check made out to “Titan America LLC.”
My vision of “economic development” for the Cape Fear region is based on attracting businesses and individuals with an eye toward long-term, sustainable growth, and protecting the environment and quality of life for residents is an inherent part of this model. That’s why I was a vocal opponent of Hugo Neu when I ran for Wilmington City Council (when the company was offering the incentives) in 2005.
I am certain that I’m the only candidate on the ballot who truly intends to use the weight of public office and my full energy to fight Titan’s proposed project (based on available information). That was my evaluation based on other candidates’ actions as political officials and influencers, and that’s why I decided to run at the last minute. Each of you will have to make up your own minds on all candidates based on your own values and priorities.
I am in the process of developing a detailed position statement on Titan’s project, and as you know there are a lot of “what if” scenarios which could impact the potential remedies on the political, regulatory and legal fronts. I attended the scoping meeting earlier this month to raise some of my concerns, and more information should help shed light on the impacts for the region.
As a final note for now, I am not only opposed to Titan’s deal, but seek to change the process that brought us to this point. This “economic development” process is flawed, outdated, and secretive and unless it changes, there will continue to be similar environmentally hazardous projects proposed and the same reactionary responses required.
The process won’t change until the people in office change, and this certainly sets me apart from any other candidate. I invite you to take a look at http://www.electberger.com, review my position statement on Titan and other issues as they become available, and encourage anyone with information to send it to me (I’m always trying to become better educated since I don’t have all the answers). I also welcome the support of anyone interested in helping out.
Thank you, Brian, for your very thorough and informative response. I am glad to hear your opposition to this cement plant transcends the tax incentives. Couldn’t agree more with you that we need a better system in place than what is currently being implemented by our Commissioners. Best of luck in your bid for County Commissioner and thank you again for clarifying your position and your willingness to make public your opposition on this very important issue .
I work for this company Titan America, for three years and all they did to me was LIE, LIE, LIE, The Tampa plant always lose flyash and cement products wich blow all over the place. As far as getting hired by this company, make sure you record every conversation or they will burn you. They are very write up happy so drivers are always on edge. as far as west coast of Florida, we have horrible leaders.
If elected officials are so short sighted on issues that directly affect our quality of life and our health, they should prepare for two inevitabilities; 1) they will not be re-elected and 2) they will see a dramatic decrease in the number of people moving their families and their tax dollars to New Hanover County. When my husband and I were looking for a coastal community in which to raise our two small children ( a move from Washington, DC which included my DC salary and the transfer of that income tax to NC and NHC) we would not have chosen Wilmington had Titan been here. This seems to me to be a very simple question for the citizens to answer, and we have done so in great numbers.
North Carolina (in most counties including New Handover) already has emission inspections in place for citizens who drive vehicles. Which are high cost inspections with high fines if you can not pass in there time frame. Which are paid by individual citizens . So what is the point if we allow a company to come in and create large amounts of pollution(emission). If we do allow refunds should be in place for all NC citizens for emission fines and inspections.
As far as job creation I do not see it. Most jobs will be given to out of state and out of country people. As well as the company will be given unfair tax breaks and unneeded grants at the cost of NC citizens standard of living.
the first flood will spread poison all over eastern north carolina,and maybe more! the concreat plants should be at higher ground,and kept to a smaller size! thank you Kerr family
Knowing the impact of mercury emissions on our environment and public health, it is absolutely deplorable that our county government would allow (much less invite) this kind of hazardous industry to our beautiful coastal community. As a Wilmington native, I am shocked that the community which I grew up in could be one I would want to leave, due to negligence on the part of our county govt. Having just lost my mother to cancer and watching friends lose family members to cancer, it is unimaginable that we would allow ANY amount of hazardous chemical creating plants to build in our area. We should certainly be able to trust our govt. to keep our community safe, not to allow dangerous carcinogens and harmful chemicals to penetrate our soil, water, and air.
Is anyone out there paying attention……..We only get one chance. I hope that the commissioners will reconsider, and admit that they have made a mistake in asking the Titan plant to reside in our community. What an amazing example that could be.
Listen to the people of your community and those who voted you into office.
Joe and Kelly, Thank you for the enormous amount of time, energy and research you have put into this for the citizens of New Hanover County. Without your knowledge, voice and grass root efforts, this project could have slipped into Castle Hayne before we could prevent it.
Thanks for all you do!!!