TWO MEMBERS OF WOOLWICH COUNCIL ARE MESSING UP BIG TIME

Last Thursday I posted that the Elmira Independent had reported in detail on the January 29/15 CPAC meeting. While Gail Martin did her job in reporting comments by both sides; here and now is the time and place to advise who was speaking truth and who was blowing smoke.

Way too much emphasis has been placed upon my so called interrogation of Jeff Merriman. Way too little emphasis has been placed upon the astounding satellite appearence of what may be some type of groundwater collection trench diverting contaminated groundwater from Chemtura/Uniroyal onto the Stroh property. Talk about incompetent people throwing the baby out with the bath water! The issue is not my alleged lack of polite questioning skills; the issue is whether or not both the M.O.E. and Chemtura have broken every possible environmental law there is by doing such a thing.

Mark Bauman claims that he and the Mayor are not "negotiating" with Chemtura. He claims they are in "discussions". There is nothing to discuss other than the Township's support of CPAC and Chemtura's unconditional return. Why should the party who cut and ran and are still releasing Dioxins and DDT into our creek (the Gig) be receiving concessions from the Township to return to CPAC? These concessions by the way are simply a backdoor method to get rid of yours truly who Chemtura rightly or wrongly view as their biggest threat.

Mark Bauman recently stated at a Working Session meeting of CPAC & SWAT that his opinion was that CPAC's professionalism and manner had been fine for the three years he was at CPAC with the one exception being the October 2014 meeting. Then at the January 29/15 meeting he answered the same question from Chair Dr. Dan by stating "there has been disrespect at the meetings". Note meetings as in plural. Mark you are talking through both sides of your mouth. Mark also stated Chemtura has stopped attending due "..to the behaviour of members of the committee.". That sir is a damned lie! Yes I have little respect or tolerance for the lying of either Chemtura or the M.O.E. but I am not a CPAC member. CPAC members have been professional and respectful in the face of blatant lying and disrespect by both the M.O.E. and Chemtura over the last four years.

Mark who was not present at the October meeting also used the following words to describe CPAC's behaviour namely "badger, interrogate and insult". I called him on that as it was another lie. The Minutes substantiate my position that CPAC were professional and at worst my questions to Jeff while "cordial", as admitted by Jeff, nevertheless were one after the other and were very detailed. My bad!

Mayor Shantz again agreed there was nothing wrong with the questions I asked; but then stated they should not be asked in a way that is not respectful or professional. News flash Sandy! Not all of us are professionals! I am an honest citizen doing my best to expose the lies of Chemtura and the M.O.E.. I am extremely knowledgable on this matter. You are not. I think you should as Dr. Henry Regier suggests quit deflecting and distracting from the important matters. Do you view that as your job discription Sandy?

David Brenneman also opened his mouth with inaccurate comments about deja-vue. Really David? Do you mean me or CPAC? Are you incapable of differentiating between the two? Are you nothing more than a mouthpiece for the Mayor of the moment including the last disgraced one whom you also supported constantly? Your personal self-serving and ingratiating comments to the Mayor are irrelevant to the Chemtura/M.O.E. issues.

Finally Mark again made two more false statements. He stated that "all of us have said things we regret (at CPAC meetings). Speak for yourself Mark. Secondly he stated "We don't want to lose what we've gained by alienating them". Such complete drivel and nonsense. CPAC have not "alienated" anyone. Mark and Sandy however are sucessfully "alienating" CPAC and SWAT with their attempts to divert and deflect the real issues by claiming that Chemtura's and the M.O.E.'s self-serving retreat from public CPAC meetings is even remotely CPAC's fault. Shame on Mayor Shantz and Councillor Bauman. This is the real Mark Bauman who's been hiding in plain sight for years talkng out of both sides of his mouth.