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<br />. <br /> <br />e <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />The permitting process is a long one but it offers ample opportunity for the <br /> <br />City or any individual citizen to register their concerns on this matter. <br /> <br />Throughout this period, we shall continue to work with the officials and people of <br /> <br />La Porte in any way we can. As we have in the past, we stand ready to talk about <br /> <br />our plans with anyone who wants to talk --any time, any place -- and to answer all <br /> <br />questions posed to us. We also have repeated our offer to the Citizens for Quality <br /> <br />Environment to help fund their participation in resolving disagreements regarding <br /> <br />our permit application. <br /> <br />The facility we propose to operate will be clean and safe. Through the new jobs <br /> <br />created, it will have a substantial positive impact on the economy of La Porte. In <br /> <br />addition, the waste management service provided to local industry will assure the <br /> <br />continued operation of the industrial life blood of La Porte, thus protecting the <br /> <br />existing jobs. The new jobs, we submit, will not be created at the expense of the <br /> <br />health of our employees or our neighbors. The ultimate effect of our operation, by <br /> <br />disposing of hazardous wastes, will be to make La Porte an even safer and <br /> <br />better place to live than it already is. <br /> <br />We understand this council's desire to take a position on this matter. A <br /> <br />resolution stating such a position at this time is, however, premature. <br /> <br />Now is not the proper time to act, there are events that should occur first: <br /> <br />1. Completion of the technical review by the regulatory agencies. <br /> <br />To have the benefit of their review and determinations. <br /> <br />2. Further negotiations between HCS and CQE. <br /> <br />We may be able to reach agreement on all or part of the application. <br /> <br />3. TACB completion of its health risk assessment. <br /> <br />The conclusions may put citizen concerns to rest. <br /> <br />4. Presentation of expert testimony at the official public hearing <br />anticipated sometime after the first of the year. <br /> <br />An informed decision can only be reached when the facts are available. <br /> <br />For all these reasons, we urge you to allow the permitting process established <br />