Wednesday, January 28, 2009

Ha ha ha

Someone this morning suggested to me - actually, he said it right out - that my gig at the Current is interfering with my blogging!

Amen to that ... but unless you guys want to pay me ... actually, this person also suggests I get a different day job to remove the interference!

I don't know how many of you are aware of this, but there's been a kind of explosion in news about the landfill since yesterday (you'll have to wait to read my story, which I'm told will be online sometime today).

I have also been warned that things with the landfill are going to move very quickly from here on out ...

In the meantime, I suggest some light entertainment. YouTube is always good ... nudge, nudge, wink, wink.

4 comments:

Anonymous said...

Is your article going to be published in the current online? I haven't seen it.

Gillian Swart said...

Will be there shortly. Editor just sent me the readback for approval.

Anonymous said...

As for the enforcement agreement with Wood Waste of Boston, it is an agreement, not an order.

Agreement meaning...."the act of agreeing or of coming to a mutual arrangement" it's not an order that would state "an authoritative direction or instruction; command; mandate"

There is a difference here. Here is a paragraph of the "Agreement"

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the following mutual agreements, the parties hereto agree as follows:

1) Wood Waste will continue to disperse odor-controlling agents at the Facility to keep H2S levels below industry guidance and will maintain and supply air quality monitoring equipment and personnel at the site to monitor odors from 7:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m. Wood Waste will spray the piles daily and the piles will be tarped to maintain dust control. The Board of Health will be provided with a schedule prior to the execution of this Agreement as to when the spraying will be conducted. Odor misting machines will be set up on the perimeter and will be disbursed as necessary in addition to the daily scheduled spraying. Street sweeping and water truck spraying will take place at least once per day and as needed to reduce dust. The Board of Health or its designee(s) are authorized to monitor the site at any given time to ensure the measures are being taken to control said odor and dust issues.

This should read "order" He should be ordered to do so and we just did him a huge favor for his trial. I hope someone from Newburyport will be there during the trial. If Richard Nylen tries to use this in court, I would absolutely agree that is a conflict that Thibeault's own environmental lawyer (who is defending his case in April) would have an ethical issue on his hands.

Richard Nylen wrote this agreement only to help his case in April. If he brings this agreement forth in court, I really hope someone from Newburyport will be there and defend this "set up" between the environmental lawyer, and the Everett Mayor, Carlo DeMaria who admitted just last week on TV that he has built a relationship with this business owner.

Gillian Swart said...

Thanks, anonymous.