Wednesday, August 29, 2001
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Wednesday, August 29, 2001 |
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Williams power plant not welcome in South Fulton I think that we all realize that we need to prepare for our future electrical needs. I believe that this plant is a good idea. But this company, Williams, is obviously seeing only the money they will make as criteria for the site selection. Cheap cost of land and one owner to deal with, natural gas that is purchased from their subsidiary company, Transco, water that is close (5.5 miles from Camp Creek) and a power grid that they can connect to that saves them money from having to build themselves. This is a pearl of a site to Williams and I'm sure they will fight to get their plant here. I hope they realize that they will have created a hostile environment for themselves and the politicians they make their deals with now will not be around to protect them in their next term. That their families will not be accepted into our friendly communities. I hope they realize that eyes and ears will be on them constantly reporting ever grievance and violation to the appropriate agency and we will not forget that Williams refused to abandon this site when the facts show that it will affect the most vulnerable in our community , the elderly and the children. Williams, why do you want to come where you are not wanted? No delay of time or postponements will dampen or weaken our community's resolve to eliminate you from this area. We read from your environmental impact report that you state this area you selected to put the plant has a demographic of 93 percent (nonwhite). It's African-American. We can all read between the lines. Williams, please do not underestimate the power of this community. We have come together, black and white across county lines, to join together to save our peaceful place of living from the likes of non-caring, unfriendly, information-withholding company like yours. We gave you a chance to approach us openly and honestly and you sent a man, Mr. Skizim, that chose to be deceptive. This is our home and we will fight to keep it that way. Everyone is judged in the end for how they treat their neighbor and apply the Golden Rule. All I can say to you is, "Good luck," you'll need it. C. Norman Fairburn
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