I write in response to John Wright’s letter to the editor at gantnews.com and his response to Cuwensville Borough Council member Sam Ettaro during the Rotary Club meeting which I viewed online.
Mr. Wright’s letter spoke to me. Here is what I took from the letter – We’ve decided that the gradual poisoning of your children and the children in Curwensville School District is an acceptable risk in exchange for about 50 jobs (that aren’t even promised to be local.)”
Listening to Mr. Wright’s comments online I heard him say, “There’s a few of us in here who’ve spent a year and a half raising safe concerns and questions and getting satisfactory answers from these people. And I for one was convinced and I think several others were convinced that this is a good thing for our community. It’s going to provide jobs.”
I speak up today and say, “Who is ‘we’? ‘We’ should be the people of Curwensville.” People of Curwensville we have a voice and we have the right to say “NO” to poisoning our town.
If bringing a toxic factory was worth a year and a half, isn’t a clean option worth at least half that? Yes toxic, even plants running within government regulations have associated risks and health consequences. I for one don’t want them for my town! I can’t think of a level of toxicity that is ok for me and my family. Can you?
Citizens of Curwensville must come together, ask questions and demand their voice be heard. This is not a “done deal” as it has been presented. The land isn’t even purchased. Sunnyside has not yet secured financing. We can make a difference in our future by acting now.
Open discussion of the topic can be found here.
Pam Sheeder
Curwensville Resident