Gilead Power says requests to begin work are false
Administrator | Feb 23, 2012 | Comments 54
Maypul Layn Road, photographed by Eric Schenkman
Gilead Power says requests to begin work are false.
“Gilead Power wants to assure Prince Edward County residents that Hydro One is not undertaking any design, construction or forestry work relating to the line build for the Ostrander Point Wind project,” says Mike Lord, vice-president of project development. “Reports that Gilead has requested work to begin are completely false.”
Lord is a member of the Gilead executive team and is responsible for ensuring cost-effective processes and infrastructure are in place to support all staff in project execution.
Earlier this week, Mayor Peter Mertens was waiting for confirmation on that Gilead was not going forward until all approvals and appeals have run their course.
“As far as the County is aware right now, we understand Gilead has agreed not to proceed with the tree cutting or line work until they go through the final REA (Renewable Energy Approvals) process and any potential appeals,” said Mertens.
A Prince Edward County wind concerns group had obtained information that Hydro One had received a work order “effective immediately” to cut down all the trees on the west side of Maypul Layn Road.
“All the trees includes 70 maple trees up to 100 years old,” says Maypul Layn Road resident Eric Schenkman, who shares the above photograph he took of the road this month.
This work is in preparation to install a 13-km transmission line from Gilead Power’s Ostrander Point project to the Hydro One substation in Milford, says Gary Mooney, of CCSAGE, the County Coalition for Safe and Appropriate Green Energy. “Gilead had to pay Hydro One the full cost of the transmission line in advance, so they are directly implicated in the decision to commence work,” he said.
“Gilead’s REA application has not yet been approved; in fact, the public comment period just ended Sunday, Feb. 19,” said Mooney. “There is unprecedented opposition to this project from nature and environmental groups in Ontario and beyond, and from County residents. Unless ‘the fix is in’, there is no certainty that this project will be approved. But maybe ‘the fix is in’.”
Gilead had previously stated it would start construction in October, 2012 and would commence commercial operation by April, 2013.
“This irresponsible destruction of mature trees cannot be allowed to happen,” said Mooney.
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@ Marie
You state, “I will be first in line to suggest that should IWT’s come to private land holdings in the county, that these landowners get taxed at a commercial rate.” The fact is that under tax law, land leased by farmers for IWT development is not considered “farm income”. However, under the auspices of the Green Energy Act and Federal energy security policy, this income is almost 100% tax free, since “renewable energy” tax credits allow for example, the proportion of property tax devoted to IWT installations to be deducted from income, in that leasing agreements usually call for the developer to remit these taxes to the municipal government. This is why Corporate entities are so interested in investing in these projects… Tax Credits. Is this reasonably accurate Rob?
Way to go, Marnie! We hearing more and more from people like you who are prepared to stand up for the County way of life.
What is an embarrassement (Beth) is the willingness of some County residents to allow commercial interests free rein to parachute into the County and do major damage to residents’ health and property values and to our local economy juust to satisfy their own selfish interests.
Well Beth certainly doesn’t hide the arrogance of the wind jammers. She even goes as far as to state we are being heard but they just don’t care as we were planned for. Now that ideology seems to fit perfectly with our political masters who do not believe in any local decision making. It makes perect sense and they make a pefect team to do their dirty work outside of the democratic process.
As for our Mayor ststing that he supported in principle the walkout protest yesterday but would not be part of it as he prefers dialogue. How is that dialogue proceeding Mr.Mayor? Have the responses from County Council to the Ministry which were made I think a year ago ever be responded to? From experience I know government’s monitor protests such as this and would take note that Prince Edward seems to be a weak target and a small hurdle in their push for the placement of giant wind machines. Beth is correct in stating they don’t care.
My partner and I are actually ready to “chain ourselves to trees” if that’s what it takes to save the trees on Maypul Layne. Will that action hurt tourism? I don’t think so. Might warrant a story on CBC, might help get us the needed exposure. Do I want to have to chain myself to a tree? No, of course not, but when my democratic rights were taken away by the greed energy act, and politicians are refusing to listen to their people and the experts around, what choices do we have left.
Look, we moved here a few years ago from the city and realized in doing so that it was going to be a tougher go, work wise than where we came from. But, we figured that the quality of life would be worth it. We are younger demographically than most and are in it for the long haul. If nothing else, we knew that we would have our property value. Well, I’m not so sure I want to live next to an industrial turbine. I’m pretty sensitive to noise and I like the view as it is. I can’t imagine that anyone else would want to live next to one of these things given a choice. So I figure our property value is going to take a major hit. Then there are the hydro bills…We are looking at massive increases over the next few decades to pay for this financial unreasonable experiment. No-one will be exempt from this. On a local level, the county is struggling with it’s own budget. I will be first in line to suggest that should IWT’s come to private land holdings in the county, that these landowners get taxed at a commercial rate. Why not? They’ve been getting a good tax deal for years, and now have obviously changed their land use to be that of an industrial/commercial nature. Nice to see the 100 or so councillors walking out on Dalton yesterday at the good roads meeting. Seems to me the winds of change are turning.
@ Beth
You’re assessment is correct, “the reality is the Anti-wind movement was anticipated and planned for”. Interestingly, you also provided the solution in your spiteful admonishment. The IWT economic ideologists have spread the tentacles of their deceit through many levels of cultural influence in anticipation of opposition. This is a common strategy when you’re out to bamboozle folk to cover for your avarice. This strategy is relatively straight forward: First you corral up as many seemingly “well meaning” credentialed “spokesmen” as you can tempt, individuals who are promoting their own political, academic or personal careers. Then you throw up “green” smoke screens to keep the opposition from “embarrassing” you by revealing your true intent. In large enough numbers and with the endorsement of “environmental saints” like David Suzuki, you deflect any serious challenge until you have the mechanisms of your avarice in place. However you must realize that at some point, and this has already begun to happen, these mechanisms will begin to break down. As is apparent in historical reference, when the opposition is not respected (underestimated), as you have implied in your comment, you reveal the vulnerability (arrogance) and this begins to compromise a victory that has not yet achieved. I suggest the “windjammers” take their ill gotten gains and skedaddle while they can… and keep a constant look over their shoulders.
That’s county folks for you Beth – so cliche. The real embarrassment to the county will come if we do not fight tooth and nail to stop this. I believe the “chained to a tree” comments may have been metaphorical. We are fighting for our county and a way of life. Tourism is not the only thing that drives our economy. We all realize its benefits but I don’t think we can afford to allow it to make us fall silent.
Chain yourselves to trees, Stand to stop the trucks, how cliché. All you will accomplish is to get arrested, be an embarrassment to the rest of Prince Edward County and potentially affect the tourist industry which is what a large number of businesses depend on to maintain viability. Believe me you are being heard, they just don’t care because the reality is the Anti-wind movement was anticipated and planned for.
And where was our County reps??????????????
http://northgowerwindactiongroup.wordpress.com/2012/02/27/rur
Our mayor stated on the radio that he would not be having any part of the municipalities protest against the Green Energy Act at Queens Park today. There were a good number of mayors in attendance from across the province. Hmmmm.
The CBC obtained an internal Ministry of the Environment memo which desscribed three levels of protest: “widespread complaints”, “community action” and “vigorous community action”. Since the terms were all in quotation marks in the memo, it suggests that MOE has a scale it uses to measure the level of opposition to its plans.
If that’s true, vigorous community action sounds like a good idea.
An interesting article on the financial costs of “green” energy in various European jurisdictions.
An update to this article which appeared in the “National Post’ last Wednesday is that Germany has announced that it is slashing subsidies to the solar panel industry causing shares in First Solar, a large American panel maker, to drop 16.5% in value last week.
http://fullcomment.nationalpost.com/2012/02/22/national-post-editorial-board-european-energy-lessons-for-dalton-mcguinty/
Is it possible that Hydro One deliberately scheduled the tree-cutting for the maples now, as opposed to spring / summer, when there would be more mess,i.e., there will be leaves to clean up and potentially harder / more work involved for Hydro One crews to cut up the branches into piles, etc. These are big old trees with many branches and so many leaves. Would it be easier for Hydro One to come in now and cut the maples down now and if so is that a factor in the timing of this work order?
My question is (1)whether Hydro One may have purposefully chosen this time for cutting down the maples and (2) if Hydro One wants to cut / plans to cut now before spring / summer and before the leaves come out does Mike Lord at Gilead Power have any input, i.e., if Hydro One has reasons of their own for cutting the maples down now as opposed to later would they go ahead regardless?
I think the possibility should be considered that Hydro One is intending to move imminently at the command of the White Pines project, not Gilead. If so, this would put a different, and even more worrying, slant on the situation.
In relation to my previous comment and the Drummond Report recommendations for reducing FIT subsidies, I note that the enormous profits to be made from IWT development are not premised on FIT subsidies, although FIT is the icing on the cake. The investment attractiveness of IWT development is in the Corporate tax incentives and carbon trading.
@ Chris Keen
Chris, I have spent my entire working and academic life analysing language communication as it relates to human personality theoretical and scientific constructs. I didn’t need to read between the lines of the Drummond Report to understand what was being said and why, it was blatantly obvious. In this report, Don Drummond, Chief Economist of the TD Bank Financial Group, was not truly out to criticize the fiscal policies of the Ontario Liberals or any other political party for that matter. Drummond, at the behest of political and corporate interests communicated a cleverly presented treatise to bambozzle the “great unwashed” with an insidious strategy for creating greater corporate wealth and subsequent political power. For example, I’m just in the process of completing an article which connects TD Financial, among many other financial sector corporations, directly to the financing of IWTs. If we go by the recommendations in the Drummond report and his Corporation’s investment strategy, not only will we be made ill, physically and/or psychologically by Industrial Wind Turbines, but we have been legislated to finance their construction and, according to his recommendations, should be legislated to personally pay, above and beyond OHIP for any health care we may require in this respect, since it is claimed that there is no epidemiological scientific evidence to warrant medical intervention.
I know, I know … it’s from the Toronto Sun … but every attack on McShifty’s ill-advised Green energy “plan” is a good thing.
http://www.torontosun.com/2012/02/24/mcguinty-government-silent-on-green-disaster
A while back I had a long conversation with a family member who has been, for 40+ years, involved as an active member, consultant and advisor to both the federal and Ontario provincial Liberal Parties. In an honest appraisal he pointed out to me just how inconsequential the 25,000 inhabitants of Prince Edward County (PEC), the celebrity of folk like Dr. Robert McMurtry aside, are to political and corporate economic impetus. For example, if all of the 300+ Industrial Wind Turbines proposed for PEC were to be developed, their income, as financed by FIT, Corporate investment tax incentives and trading of Carbon Credits, would exceed the GDP of the County by at least 3X. As well, from a “voter” point of view, just the 30 odd square blocks (less than half the area of South Marysburg) which comprised my old neighbourhood in Toronto contained over 25,000 eligible voters, with higher personal wealth and subsequent economic influence. He did offer this caveat to our IWT fate, that is, that if we muster our anti-IWT forces, pull out all the stops, create and maintain a big media attractive stink, we might just become so bothersome to political and corporate enterprise to be considered not worth the “investor relations” cost. As an environmental activist I have been involved in many, what often initially seemed to be fruitless protests, only to find that dedication, fearlessness and persistence pay off.
Personally, I am about ready to climb and chain myself to a tree if that’s what it takes here. I mentioned this at a get together on the weekend and several other people were willing to do the same. Maybe it is about time to start shaming Hydro, Gilead, Dalton and the like. Maybe we need to start a Facebook site so outsiders can see what is really going on here. As others said earlier, should we assume the fix is in? As far as I understand the Ministry of Environment is the only thing that stands between the beautiful county as we know it and destruction of the natural environments here on a grand scale. Maybe we need to sell “save the county” T-shirts on main street during the tourist months. I appreciate all the hard work of the groups involved with voicing our opinions to government and the like, but at some point, I think we are going to need to ask ourselves how far will we go to protect Prince Edward County?
Check Gary Mooneys post of Sat Feb.25 for the site to see the effects the turbines in South Marysburgh.
Really scary stuff/////
Great letter Pamela. Back in the 1980’s when I was the General Manager and Editor of PR Strategies Canada, I actually knew of a few PR folk who had personal integrity. I think they’ve all passed on. I provide the following link regarding Trillium for your interest: http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=Trillium_Corporate_Communications
There are a number of people monitoring the situation, mostly people who live in the area of the proposed transmission line.
Prior to Gilead’s statement as reported by Mayor Mertens, an action plan intended to protect the trees was established. It can be activated immediately if and when the need arises.
A number of people have indicated that they would be willing to get involved if needed. If this includes you, please sign up to “receive new posts via email” at http://ccsage.wordpress.com. Any request for assistance will be channelled through this blog.
Note: We’re dealing with not one but two immediate threats here: Gilead (9 turbines) and WPD (29 turbines in phase 1). Between them, they propose 21 turbines within the South Shore IBA, and WPD also wants to locate 17 additional turbines amongst the residents of South Marysburgh north of Army Reserve Road. Check out the Turbine Risk Zone map for the two projects at http://tinyurl.com/7erforg .
I hope it it true that Gilead has not requested the work to be done and that it is a false rumour that Ontario Hydro will proceed with cutting down these trees without need!
But, is someone monitoring the situation, so we can mobilize and take action to STOP them if they blindly go ahead anyway?
I would be willing to stand with my neighbours to stop the trucks! We also need to get media coverage – local for sure, but Kingston, Toronto, and Ottawa, too! If Dalton McGuilty sees the negative coverage from his own living room, maybe he will take notice. So far, I feel that all the letters we have been writing, all the public protests we have staged, all the e-mails and surveys, are falling on very deaf ears and we need to bring this issue to the mainstream any way we can.
Can someone advise what ACTION we should be taking?
I would be happy to spread the word once an action directive is received!
Here is the text of my reply to Kevin Lennon of Trillium Corporate Communications, who sent me the Gilead media release.
Dear Mr. Lennon,
I am glad to have your assurance that Gilead Power does not intend to begin work on the Ostrander Point transmission line at this time – although I am curious as to why it came from you and not directly from Gilead Power.
It may be technically correct that Gilead Power did not “request” the work. However, well-respected and eminently believable local people have stated that a work order was issued by Hydro One for the immediate removal of trees – including 100-year old maples. Are we really expected to believe that Hydro One, of its own inititive, decided to issue the work order without the financial support and encouragement of Gilead Power?
And was the statement attribued to Mr. Lord actually written by him? Or was it the product of Trillium Corporate Communications?
Yours truly,
Pamela Stagg
To Ted;
No those trees won’t be there forever and nor will we. Further the industrial wind turbines won’t stand tall forever either, as they will rust and clutter the countryside for us to cleanup such as is happenning in the States. When the Liberal subsidies ( taxpayers $$$$) end so do the developers interest. It is beyond expression what damage is waiting to be inflicted upon this beautiful and historical County.
When I e-mailed Gilead and Hydro One to say that cutting trees now showed contempt for due process and the people of this County, I was sent a copy of the press release mentioned in this article. But it didn’t come from Gilead or Hydro One, it was sent by a Toronto public relations company.
Do they really expect us to believe big-city spin doctors instead of well-respected local people?
Jo Anne, could you contact me at gary.mooney@actel.ca?
Thanks
Points to ponder! Mature trees become over-mature trees and eventually die. Looking at the picture, some of those limbs are showing signs of this. Over-mature trees become brittle and are subject to blow down. Over mature trees are also very subject to disease and parasites which will spread to younger healthier trees. I am not taking a position on clear cutting for a hydro line, but those trees will not be there for ever.
Don’t know if you all are aware of this, but WPD is also proposing a Phase II of White Pines, also in Milford. The second phase will have 43 turbines. Look here:
http://www.docstoc.com/docs/45711143/Wind-Power-Projects-in-Ontario-in-Operation
Gawd only knows where they are going to put this lot. It breaks my heart.
@Karen – In hindsight, some hard lessons have been learned with respect to these industrial wind turbine sites. McGuinty removed the democratic right of municipal councils to oversee, or have any say in, IWT and solar installations in their jurisdictions. Our council at the time, and every other council across Ontario, (as far as I know) didn’t utter a peep of protest. Likely because they were afraid that if they did protest, Premier Dad would “cut off their allowance”. (It’s always about money.)
What’s worse, neither did the rest of us protest seriously until we began to see the madness in this government’s energy policy and its total disregard for the environment and its citizens.
Dombrowsky and many in her party were spanked for this, as well as their blatant disregard for any objections to their energy “plan”, at the last election. Sadly not hard enough. But at least we had finally recognized the abuse of democracy and reacted to it. Even our council was finally stirred to action and recognized it could no longer ignore the voices of a large number of its electorate.
Too little, too late? I hope not. The fight is not over.
But we must never, ever, again allow any level of government to take away, or allow to be taken away, our democratic rights as has been done in the case of IWTs.
What about a funeral for democracy at Queen’s Park, with full emphasis on this situation? While I don’t have the energy to organize, I sure could attend. Also, is there someone in the county who could teach about effective civil disobedience? That might be helpful re: other issues too.
Just in . . . “BREAKING WIND!”
This area, Prince Edward is a tourist haven and will in the coming decades be even more so. Brining allot of money and jobs.
Many of us love the idea of pastoral views, like country not Corporate wind fields. Why are people moving here in droves
as they retire. I do not want to see these Windies from my large picture windows that at present frame nature and remind me that
I live in Paradise North. There are enough reminders of humanity around without the visual interruption of flopping white giants
across the horizon in every direction (Wolf Island). I don’t buy into that false story that “WE HAVE TO DO THIS FOR FUTURE GENERATIONS”.
After all they will probably still be paying for it then. It isn’t even about “NOT IN MY BACK YARD”. These projects cost money, big
business will not proceed unless they get that. Tax breaks and subsidies for the Big Boys. A majority of county folks do NOT WANT WINDIES!
Now I have an idea . . . from what I see, there is enough WIND at Queens Park that Gilead could relocate there!
The HOT AIR from McGinty alone should power at least 100 floppy eared giant white Windies! The County councillors who are in
favour could join him there and power the rest of the Windies . . . meanwhile all of us in PEC can watch our trees grow in peace.
Come on folks, let’s blow these Windies away NOW!
So very sad to hear about this. We live around the corner from Mapul Layne and I just drove down it yesterday and tried to imagine it without these trees.
Sad indeed.
First of all, isn’t that a gorgeous winter scene? Who knew that we had snow in the County? Would make a very pretty Christmas card.
When news of Gilead’s about-face was received by email, CCSAGE’s Steering Committee was just completing a meeting to plan action to protect the trees on Maypul Layn Road. We’re now waiting for written confirmation of Gilead’s changed position.
Gradually, the pro-County forces are gaining ground. A majority on Council supports our efforts, albeit timidly. Todd Smith is a huge help — can’t say enough about his support. The residents of the County are solidly behind us, as evidenced by the recent CountyLive poll.
BUT, this is all about money and greed. Neither the provincial government nor the various developers care a whit about the County and its residents. We have to assume that anything that they do is to further their plans.
So, if we win on Gilead, it will be for one of two reasons:
* Political — the opposition from the naturalist / environmental community is so great that the governmet fears losing their support province-wide; or
* Legal — we win in the courts on the basis of serious and irreversible harm to the natural environment, or because of abuse of process.
As Yogi Berra said (the baseball player, not the cartoon character): It’s not over until it’s over.
Sasha you should be able to make some good cartoons of this bonndoggle Look at the papers this week and see the map and what they plan for South Maryburgh and the beautiful little hamlet of Milford–it would make you cry
But how do you fight a monster like McGinty and his crew who is determined to ruin ONtario so he can brag about having the most turbines in Canada even if we have to pay the US and Quebec to take our oveflow power because we have too much.
Oh well who every said that government was smart
Once the foot is in the door it is easy to thrust in the shoulder then walk on in. Sounds like once again the rumble of the wheels of Big Biz and Gov are pushing their way on in and that means we are on the way out. I think we all miss the point here! While tree hugging is good. Caring for the creatures of the forest and land is good. Voicing your opposition is your right after all you live in a democracy right? History repeats itself . . . ask the people who settled this land (PEC). Once there was pristine pine and oak forests from one end of the island to the other. Within sixty years most of that forest was felled for PROFIT! Then the island looked pretty ugly for a time and a town like Milford went from Boom to Bust. Then when everybody left a few stayed on to farm. The trees over the next 100 years began to grow back or did they? Look a Wolf Island . . . ain’t that beautiful? I don’t think so.I would rather NOT sell this island for a metal forest of white floppy eared energy makers. You and I will not benefit! Why don’t we have a referendum and settle this once and for all? Your Mayor and Councillors are not on our side . . . neither is the Ontario government or is that Dictatorship? Best get out the chains, old tiers, gasoline and those dead cars laying out in the fields of PEC. Your going to need them to stop the Hydro boys! Honestly, what does it take to get a Majority peed off enough to stand up to these people (The Windies)?
I looked at the map in the paper where thoselines are going to run and it looks as if they will cut across at Warings oorners–I may be wrong==is that going to be a satisfactory place for them. It also looks as if the lovely litle hamlet of Milford is going to bee ruined
Earth to the County Sustainabilty Group, come in please.
@Beth There is a not a Manitoba Maple within miles of Maypul Layne. I travel and walk it everday. There is however a substantial number of very large Hard maples and considerable amount of smaller hardwood bush, plus some open areas between the bushes. It is heavily populated with turkey, squirrel, skunks, deer etc. There is also a small amount of wetland. In the last two year Sand Hill cranes have been observed on this stretch of road. Long time absent from this area, and from this latest news, soon to be again
Janet, you’ve hit the nail on the head. How is this whole “wind energy” thing logical?! When you add up the loss of trees, the energy it costs to construct such a large hunk of metal, the carbon footprint of the transportation, the road damage from the large loads, the wildlife destruction, and the minimal amount of inconsistent energy the turbines produce (ie not as much wind happening at the time of day during peak energy use), how does any of it make sense?! We’re trying to be “green” by destroying so many other areas! Why is there not a push towards conservation and strategies to reduce consumption and simplify lifestyles. Speaking from the “Under 30 Year-Old” category, I can say that our generation will have to be dealing with the destruction and crap of this whole yuppy “Green” movement for our entire lives. At least we understand that Sustainability means reducing, reusing and recycling in all areas of our lives, not just “doing penance” by paying somebody money to counter-balance our energy consumption or by creating and labeling something as “green” when it actually causes massive environmental destruction. It’s a typical Boomer mentality- consume, destroy and not be responsible for the outcome. The Natives have a great decision-making mentality: “Seven Generations”. How will this affect those people seven generations along? With that in mind, “sustainability” will become more logical!
If I’m not mistaken, those are Manitoba Maples and if they are as old as indicated, they will fall over within the next 5-10 years anyway. If People are that concerned, how about this; new trees can be planted that will reach a lower maturity height. You can have your trees and your power lines too.
Really!?!
Guess the County will have to change the name from Maypul to Half Stump Lane. Perhaps Gilead can establish a Tourist Centre as well, with some virtual representation of trees so that coming generations can see what it used to be like when we had Nature.
We’re in such a panic to keep the lights on at any cost that we can’t even see how ridiculous it is to destroy the world in order to “save” it.
Acknowledgement of receipt of my e-mail dated Feb 17 to K Rudzki, Senior Project Evaluator, Renewable Energy team, Enviromental assessment and approval branch stated that she was out of the office and would be reviewing it on her return Feb. 22. Feb 19th deadline was just a number with no bearing on the final outcome. Due process has not been part of the decision making process. Decisions had been already made a long time ago. Civil disobedience has to be considered to get them to listen. Placards, chaining to trees, , our friends to the north seem to get action closing the odd bridge, we have to say NO , period. Maybe then they will listen.
Re Richard’s point – sadly the three councillors who live closest to Maypul Lane are keen supporters of industrial wind turbines in the County, so let’s not hold our breath.
Mapul Layn is a County owned road allowance. The County should request a design and survey for placement of the
line and poles from Hydro and then take a year or two
to study it, before the destruction of trees on Public Lands takes place.
I call upon the County Sustainability Group to state their position in this regard in this forum. Given that this Group has seen fit to publicly represent themselves as “stakeholders” in this regard in the PEC community it is incumbent upon them to state their position. This Group can not conveniently avoid comment without disrepute.
Remember how they knocked down the church REAL quick as soon as people got wind of it and began to object? There’s a danger of that happening here. Once the trees are down nobody can stop them, right? Do we have to chain ourselves to the trees???
It is interesting that trees are essential to our environment and the air we breath but when big money is involved nothing else matters. On one hand you have individuals and groups planting trees for the future well being of our land and on then you have big money under the guise of green energy to save our planet destroying what we already have.
Outrageous! Pure evidence that the public consultation process was nothing but a scam. Time to stand up.
To destroy such natural beauty with such little regard is a crime, particularly when seen as a corruption of what limited due process we have been offered. My heart is hardened to the coming battle and my placard is ready… give the word and I will be there.
This is outrageous environmental destruction! What entity issued this permit? I’m assuming the County Sustainability Group will not be adding their voices in protest.