Titan pulls out! - Star-News cancels June 30th Forum

At the last minute, Titan Cement has decided NOT to participate in a public forum to discuss citizen’s concerns regarding their proposed Castle Hayne cement plant. According to Chris Mazzolini of the Star-News, without Titan’s participation, Star-News decided to cancel the event which was to be held Monday night, June 30th on the campus of UNCW. Interestingly, earlier in the week, Titan asked to see a sample of the questions to be asked at the forum. To be fair, the same set of questions were also forwarded to the StopTitan.org group. Could it be a coincidence that Titan pulled out after reviewing the types of questions they’d be asked? Guess we’ll never know, but one thing seems clear. Titan has repeatedly stated they want to have open communication with all citizens and groups concerned about this project. This forum at UNCW was intended to do just that and Titan’s refusal to participate speaks volumes to their true intent towards open communication with the citizens affected by their proposed cement plant. This should inspire all those concerned about this issue to show up Tuesday, July 1st, to participate in the Army Corps scoping meeting.

As a reminder, the time/place of the Army Corp’s Environmental Impact Statement scoping meeting is listed below:

Wilmington Christian Academy
1401 North College Road
Wilmington, NC
July 1 at 6:00 PM

Please check back with the StopTitan.org website where we will have a new post up by Monday, June 30th, to better assist people with their scoping questions. The information will have specific, printable headers for each main category (air, water, wetlands, aquifer, etc.) with examples of questions and areas of concern. You will be able to either print this information out and take it to the July 1st scoping meeting or use it to submit your questions directly online. The comment period extends until July 15th.
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