FOLLOWING PROCESS & WORKING WITHIN CPAC

The following letter according to it's "Header" was sent by e-mail last weekend to the Mayor, Woolwich Council and CPAC members. I suspect but don't know that perhaps it was not received or read by the Council prior to their Tuesday 6:30 pm In Camera session. The e-mail "signatures" of four of the CPAC members including myself were all confirmed by separate e-mail to each and all of us and therefore besides myself there are numerous others who have proof that as of last weekend a majority (4 of 7) of CPAC members were of like mind regarding the contents of this letter which I spoke specifically to at public Council meeting Tuesday evening 7 pm..


Mayor Todd Cowan, Councillors & Staff,
Woolwich Township
24 Church Street W.,
Elmira, Ontario

Dear Councillor Herteis,

We the newly appointed members of the Chemtura Public Advisory Committee recognize the following:
- There is a huge learning curve in order for us to carry out the responsibilities we have taken on. To that end we welcome the up and coming orientation program the Township and yourself are beginning to put in place.
- We also recognize that this committee has not functioned for the last 6 months and it is a committee that provides an essential role as a liaison between the public and Chemtura and the enormous water and chemical concerns in this community. We are the voice for the community in dealing with these concerns and it is vital we carry out an open line of communication with the company, the Ministry of Environment, and the public.
- We also realize that some issues will require time for us to chart a course for the future and an effective plan needs to be well researched and thought out.

All that said, there are some issues that need to be dealt with NOW. They are time sensitive! They are as follows:
- We need to appoint 1-2 new CPAC representatives for the Reverification review ‘Responsible Care” scheduled in June. At present, former CPAC member Pat McClean is the representative named.
- We need to identify the issues and concerns the Township, the public and the Committee want to be assessed during the CIAC Reverification process. The process occurs every three years and from what we have been able to determine Chemtura has not always been a good neighbour of this community.
1) BLE25 chemical release and Chemtura’s poor response to notify the Community.
2) The failure to complete the “Request for Action” items passed by CPAC and approved by Council in 2003.
- We also need to prioritize the outstanding items not completed in the “Request for Action” document so that there is time for Chemtura to begin to deal with the most urgent this summer.
So far item #2 the cleanup of the Dioxins in GP-1 and GP-2 appears most urgent and certainly achievable in 2011.
- Senior Management Team presentation of issues and concerns in the last 6 months.

Councillor Herteis we request that you book council chambers as the location. We will need to advertise this ASAP.

If it better that we make the above request at the Council Meeting this Tuesday, we would be happy to do so.

Regards,

Lynne Hare
Alan Marshall
Dr. Dan Holt
Vivienne Delaney
David Marks ( away and unable to endorse this letter