I almost forgot to link to this letter to the editor of the Daily News, from Jim Stiles (former candidate for mayor, for you people from Everett).
This is the last paragraph:
Although the course forward is not easy, it is clear. We cannot trust New Ventures and we cannot trust the Department of Environmental Protection. The city must enforce existing agreements, and do so aggressively. When the terms of the existing agreements are met and the huge liabilities owed by New Ventures to the city are paid in full, the city might then consider changes to the Host Community Agreement that, among other things, will give the city the kinds of controls that it should have insisted on from the beginning. Yes, the landfill should be capped, but it should not be done in a way that further endangers the health and well-being of the people of Newburyport.
I was yesterday talking to another recent mayoral candidate, and he said he thought it was time to bring in the federal government. Obviously the state is not on our side in this.
Wednesday, June 11, 2008
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Jim Stiles view point seems to be different than our Mayor's, at least according to the stories in the DN.
It would be interesting to know if the folks in Districts 4 and 5 who had "Moak for Mayor" signs on their lawn during the last election are starting to wonder if the backed the right guy.
Good question, anonymous. That choice (Moak v. Stiles) was a difficult one. But they differed so vastly from one another on so many issues, you could almost say that about any one of them at this point.
I really thought the mayor was standing firm against New Ventures, and perhaps he still is - the point is, we don't know because everything is being kept secret.
Knowing him just a little as the man and more as the mayor, I'd say that's not a good sign.
But he always was very open and upfront with me as a reporter, so I don't know if it's him or the DN.
It's much easier for Mr Stiles to take that view as he is not a party to on-going negotiations.
While I originally supported Mr Stiles' position - I now think its a losing hand. Were it simply NV vs Nbpt, I'd be willing to pay whatever it takes to stop them. But now NV has the state as a partner.
The DEP has decided that one centralized toxic waste dump (located in Nbpt) is better than two and they are committed to making it happen at no cost to the state.
Now that Mr Thibeault is proposing a BioTech center, don't be surprised if he receives tax credits and other subsidies for its construction.
Sadly, Bubba, I have to agree.
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