HOPELESS? RAC MEETING NEXT THURSDAY

............................................................................................................................. ............................................................................................................ For the benefit of members of the public with limited computer skills (such as myself), a single left click on the small Agenda page above will make it bigger. Why would I suggest/ask that RAC (Remediation Advisory Committee) was hopeless in the title above? Well I received the Agenda and Minutes yesterday, wait for it, from December 12, 2019 AND from December 10, 2020. Now a little clarification. Yes the meetings are ridiculously too few and far between as is the receipt of Minutes TEN MONTHS (Dec.2020 - Oct.2021) after the fact. Perhaps the partial inclusion of the December 12, 2019 RAC information actually is for a good reason. Afterall with all of two meetings in nearly two years who the hell can remember what went on without some paper backup? .................................................................................................................. Now to be clear RAC has far more problems than just the failure to meet regularly. Keep in mind though that the public can not ask questions or speak to TAG at their public meetings. Only RAC permit public Delegations, all of once a year! Really! That is a joke and a farce and a very clear indication that this "public consultation" aspect is all for show. NOBODY of the guilty parties want to hear or care even remotely about what the public thinks. ............................................................................................................................ The proof of that is in the pudding. For over two weeks the fact of new SOIL sample information showing dioxin/furan presence on the Stroh farm has been spoken about here. For one week TAG (Technical Advisory Committee) members and Chair have been in possession of a written memo/report from me describing most (not all) of the evidence of serious contamination of the Stroh property. To date NOTHING from the Ministry of Environment whom you would think would have an interest in soil sample data from the next door neighbour (east side) of the former Uniroyal Chemical who produced and spread dioxin contamination literally for miles from their site. Apparently not. Similarly the memo/report has not generated any e-mails or phone calls from members (except one) and nothing from the TAG Chair. I did report here yesterday that the Chair, Tiffany, has begun back door inquiries trying to find out specifics that would allow her and her colleagues to discredit or undermine the professional soil analyses. ................................................................................................................................. As can be seen on the Agenda page at the start I am addressing RAC as a Delegation (3.1) next Thursday unless the corrupt powers that be cannot stand me or the public speaking formally at a virtual meeting even once a year. "Latest environmental developments..." covers a lot of ground. I expect the usual biased and ignorant behaviour from the RAC Chair (Sandy) who from her position of sublime local environmental ignorance and acute confidence in polluter propaganda, just loves to interrupt me when I have the floor. Even when it's only once a year or less. And that folks is the state of public consulation in Elmira. You may speak freely if you have been vetted beforehand by the polluter and his friends. Otherwise shut up and preferably fuc. off.