Now that the CCIA has a front row seat at the table, where is the outrage with the new waste transfer station that is going up between a county park (Captain Clark Beach, aka Cottonwood) and the new Reed Island State Park?
In the wake of numerous legal actions from port tenants, this year old project surely has the tacit gold stamp of approval from the “community protectorate”, the CCIA. Perhaps the following benefits are soon to be touted as reasons to support this new local business:
The high paying jobs for local graduates.
The 150 plus trips per day could help the area’s fuel stations.
Large tax generator.
Superior nesting material that the Steigerwald birds will be able to gather.
Over 100 garbage trucks a day are expected to be transferring garbage into the industrial park
As a fan of Mike Rowe’s Dirty Jobs, I have had the pleasure of watching a Waste Transfer Station in real time. Perhaps Mike was being a bit over zealous when he pronounced the waste transfer station in the top three worst jobs of all time. Realistically, we all know that this industry is important. However, it might be a bit more palatable if located next to a water treatment facility on Lady Island and not the historic camp ground of Captain Clark!
birds picking thorugh garbage and transfering waste such as plastics, kitchen trash, paper will be lining our riverbeds, dike trail and Clark park.
Where is the outrage? Where is the CCIA to stop this attrocity?
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28 Comments
January 30, 2008 at 6:39 pm
It’s been a long time since I read: “The Electric Cool Aid Acid Test” by Ken Kesey (sp). An all-American classic.
January 31, 2008 at 8:36 am
Mike,
It may be true that many people often pay little attention to the actions of their government, or as you put it, “people don’t care unless it hits home now”. Whether the issue is the transfer station, Hwy 14 improvements or something else, the solution is not to start every government process over when someone wakes up and finds things well along in a direction they don’t like or understand. The solution is for everyone to pay attention. Save your complaining for those times when government has not followed a process that allows for public involvement.
January 31, 2008 at 5:05 pm
It is a recurring theme that will continue until citizens get it … get involved from the start; read the papers, regardless of your opinion of their bias or liberalism; check out websites and blogs; use the tools we have to stay involved and aware so things don’t sneak up on yuo and then use the excuse of “nobody told me”. Highway 14 is a perfect example … more on that later.
January 31, 2008 at 8:26 pm
Jeff, you are correct, an in a perfect world, people would do just that. Call me a pessimist but Unfortunately, I don’t see a big surge of people flocking to public meetings and “getting involved from the start”. People are going to join in when they join in. no need to chastise them for it.
January 31, 2008 at 10:14 pm
Let’s make this process, to reassess the future use of the area East of the industrial park, circular and endless. It could be like a huge merry-go-round, with plenty of room for everybody to jump on when they wake up. We need to be sure there is room for our children, grandchildren, great-grandchildren, etc.
February 1, 2008 at 12:22 pm
No chastising intended … just an attempt to do just what Mike described.
March 23, 2008 at 3:13 pm
I would like to again point out the unnecessarily dishonest characterization of CCIA by the moderators of this blog. On the Blogroll of links offered on the right side of this page, CCIA is described as “a members only anti-development PAC, holding government accountable”.
Members only? Aren’t all groups comprised of their members? Our website offers a membership application under “my downloads”. No one who has applied has ever been rejected. Join us.
Anti-development? CCIA has never taken an anti-development position. We advocate development of public land with full respect for open public process and public input. CCIA has taken a leading roll in advocating for appropriate development of the Port’s east industrial park area.
PAC? CCIA is not a Political Action Committee. CCIA does not take a stand on purely political issues. We are a nonprofit corporation with the stated goal of helping to ensure that political entities properly represent their constituents.
Holding government accountable? This is where we agree. It’s a big job. Use the link mentioned to go to our website (www.concernedcitizensinaction.org), click on ‘my downloads’ and go to page 2 for a membership application. We could use your help and support.
Would the blog’s moderators please correct the description of our group? Thanks.
March 25, 2008 at 9:21 am
look for a new post soon
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