The Projo puts the estimate over 200 and CCRZDis saying it was close to 300 people who turned out last night, donning dust masks to oppose the concrete plant being built off Pontiac Avenue on Marine Drive in Cranston, RI.
(To see picture of flooded concrete plant with dirty trucks sitting in water, click here.)
One thing that needs to be stressed about the DEM's approval of this concrete plant is that one stipulation of the permit was that Cullion would remove all trucks from the premises before any threat of heavy rain. As you can see from the picture, they are already breaking the rules. What is the likelihood that they will do the things necessary to keep the plant from posing environmental hazards?
CCRZD is asking people to file objections to the approved permit for the Cullion Concrete Plant on Marine Drive.
Citizens,
Everyone who lives anywhere near the Cullion Concrete plant, and/or cares about our Narragansett Bay, should send a registered letter to Dr. Michael Sullivan, DEM Director, filing an objection to the new Cullion permit, Insignificant Alteration Permit #06-0557, issued on April 9, 2007.
Letter should request a public hearing and should state that the writer is formally appealing the DEM's action. We have until April 29 to file these objections, and letters should if possible be sent by certified mail, so DEM can't say that they did not get them. Letter should also mention the fact that although stipulation # 17 on page 3 of the permit states that all vehicles stored on site shall be removed preceding flooding events, that CCRZ&D and others have pictures of at least three vehicles under water that were not removed. Note that the permit was issued on April 9, 2007, and this violation occurred on April 16, 2007, just seven days later. If the DEM lets this one slide, then it's a clear indication that they will do nothing about future violations.
POSTMARK DEADLINE: April 29
Frank Mattiucci, Pres.
CCRZ&D
Letters should be mailed to Dr. Michael Sullivan, DEM Director, 235 Promenade Street Providence, RI 02908-5767.
Feel free to use our comments section at http://kmareka.com/... to post the letters you've written to the DEM. I will do so with mine, once I write it.