VIRTUAL VERSUS IN PERSON RAC & TAG MEETINGS

They've been postponed and delayed off and on over the last two years. Their avoidance even in healthy times of real public consultation and input was described during their inception by Woolwich Councillor Pat Merlihan as "cringeworthy" yet to date he appears to have done nothing to fix it. Odd. Tonites meeting is at 5 pm. and apparently all wishing to "attend" this virtual meeting must go through Lisa Schaefer (lschaefer@woolwich.ca). Possibly it is past the arbitrary time limit but good gosh how difficult is it to add one more person to the mix? ............................................................................................................ The overall Agenda isn't all that exciting although my Delegation is likely to raise a few hackles. The good news is that I am right near the start of the meeting. Immediately after me at 3.1 is 4.1 "Lanxess -Overview of key elements of the problem formulation document and next steps". We received that document two mornings ago. It is 551 pages long. That folks is typical "public consultation" in Elmira. Gotta love it! ................................................................................................................. Other items include an "update" on pumping well W9. That significant pumping well is now years late but rest assurred Lanxess are doing their best. HA! RAC (Remediation Advisory Committee) are mostly made up of Lanxess, MECP, bureaucrats, politicians and overall cheerleaders, toadies and fellow travellors strongly incentivized to maintain the status quo. ......................................................................................................................... Why do I bother? Well most citizens, CPAC members and knowledgeable people no longer do. That was the intention of the guilty parties after CPAC (2011-Aug.2015) had confronted Lanxess & the MECP, their delays and bullsh.t, and demanded better. Instead the new Woolwich Council swept in in October 2014 and kowtowed, butt kissed and manufactured a crisis blaming CPAC for the Lanxess/MECP boycott of public meetings. The only reason I bother is to speak truth to professional liars and to leave a record of opposition to their self-serving, anti public interest agenda.