WOOLWICH TOWNSHIP WEBSITE

It is embarassing. To err is human, to forgive divine and to fix it is just plain commonsense. Someone at Woolwich Township did indeed fix the monumental, boneheaded error of posting (secret) Minutes of a private CPAC (Chemtura Public Advisory Committee) meeting on the Township's website. First off I have no problem with this particular meeting being private because I do believe that it was primarily educational in nature dealing with a Hydrogeology 101 course. Secondly I referred to the Minutes as secret not because I have any knowledge that they were so intended. They were "secret" in that the CPAC members were not advised that the usual public taperecording was underway and even more importantly these Minutes from the September 19/11 meeting were not distributed to the CPAC members prior to their publication either out of courtesy or for amendments.

What has not been fixed to date has been repeatedly pointed out to Mayor Cowan both by CPAC members and myself. I even went so far ten days ago of speaking publicly to Woolwich Council about those errors. They are still there. They include a direct link to a Chemtura website imbedded in the CPAC information. The Chemtura link is highly self promotional including patting themselves on the back for their adherence to the industry Responsible Care program. Aside from the fact that is typical Chemtura BULLSHIT, one it's false and misleading and two it's giving the incorrect impression that they and CPAC are on the same page with their website being linked in the middle of CPAC information. The Township's website also still hasn't got the Agenda or Minutes for the first public CPAC meeting of June 8, 2011. How do I know it existed and was public? Well for one I attended and for two I've got a copy of the Minutes AS SHOULD THE PUBLIC! These Minutes go into detail regarding Chemtura's failures to remove Dioxins , easily accessible , on their property. Also to date the Minutes from the last public CPAC meeting (last November) also are not up yet. Perhaps a Draft has finally been released privately but get the final version up on your website Woolwich Township and in future NOT THREE MONTHS AFTER THE FACT!