A National Holiday Gift

Good Afternoon Neighbor:

Well, the season of giving just continues giving!!!!  I was thrilled today to see that Congress has ordered the EPA Library to stay open and restore what has been lost (article posted below).  If you remember, many months ago we had a letter writing campaign to ask that the EPA Library not be closed - if it were to close -  information that we have accumulated regarding Ethoprop and many other Hazardous Pesticides would be lost.  It would hinder communities like ours to fight any corporation that is poisoning them.  Thank goodness for the rational reasoning of our elected officials to do the right thing and restore power to the citizens by not only restoring the Library but putting the money there to make sure it is done.

http://www.thecommunityvoice.tv/forums/topic/30640?page_no=1#136118

Your neighbor,

Connie

As Margaret Mead once said:

Never underestimate the power of a few committed people to change the world. Indeed, it is the only thing that ever has.

Walker Brothers Wins Despite Citizens Outcry - Forum | thecommunityvoice.tv

Good Morning Neighbor:

I wanted you to see the outcome of the Walker Brothers Lawsuit.  I am also posting a Letter to the Editor that one of our neighbors Sandra Hardy wrote - she attended the court hearing on the 19th.  As Chair of the Community Task Force, I am hoping to sit down with Walker Brothers in the near future to see if there is a community resolution we could bring to this matter.  This is a locally owned company and I have to believe that they want to have good relations with the community in order to the keep their company profitable.  I will keep you posted in this matter.

http://www.thecommunityvoice.tv/forums/topic/30479?page_no=1#125166

http://www.thecitizen.com/~citizen0/node/23945

Your Neighbor,

Connie

As Margaret Mead once said:

Never underestimate the power of a few committed people to change the world. Indeed, it is the only thing that ever has.

A GRAND CHRISTMAS PRESENT FOR OUR COMMUNITY

My Dear Sweet Neighbors:

I cannot think of finer gift than the last paragraph written by Derrick Williams of the Environmental Protection Division.  

God Bless us all during this Season where Light Always Radiates in Darkness - though we despair and do not think it is there - it really is!!!!!!!!

Your neighbor,

Connie

Subject: Re: RE - Your Check of PSC Records

Hi Connie,

Last week I received two calls from Ms.Joyce Conner.  Ms Connor reported a strong chemical odor and request that someone from EPD go to PSC and check the odor out.  On December 12th, I sent two engineers to PSC.  They conducted an inspection of the facility and did not smell any strong chemical odors.  On December 13th, Ms Connors called me at 7:45 a.m. and reported a strong chemical odor that was killing her.  I arrived at PSC at 8:30 a.m.  I walked around the entire facility.  I did not smell any strong chemical odors.  I did smell sawdust and a used oil type of odor at the solidification pit.  I reviewed the in coming loads at PSC for the past week.  I wrote down the descriptions from the waste profile sheet for incoming loads for December 11th and 12th.  No loads were received yet on the 13th.  I call Ms. Connors from PSC and asked if she could still smell the chemical odor and she said yes.  I got directions from Ms. Connor and drove to her house.  We met in her driveway.  She said that she could still smell the chemical odor.  I could not smell anything.  The wind was blowing from Ms. Connor's house toward PSC so the chemical smell that Ms. Connor was smelling was not coming from PSC.  I did go over the waste loads that were received by PSC over the two prior days with Ms. Connor.  She requested that EPD continue to keep a close eye on PSC.  

Incoming waste loads for December 11th were waste water sludge from centrifuging oil reclamation process (10% oil/30-40% water/50 - 60 % inorganic solids), grease trap waste, oil/water separator sludge, soil from gas tank monitoring well installation and latex paint.

In coming waste loads for December 12th were filter cake from laundry, heel rinse containing latex, resin, & polymers (I reviewed the analytical data - not hazardous waste), off-specification Sunny Delight, grease trap waste, and oil/water separator sludge.

While at the PSC facility, I talked with Mr. Jesse Tiffany ( Location Manager).  He reported to me that PSC recently laid-off nine employees.  PSC plans to decommission the solidification pit in January.  The solidification pit will be closed, backfilled and grassed in February.  PSC's business has greatly diminished.  PSC's future plans are to continue to service their customers by bring in small loads of solid waste in containers and shipping out the solid waste when they accumulate a full truck load.  The solid waste will be containerized and there will not be any processing.

I hope you and your family have a Merry Christmas!  - Derrick

Unit Coordinator

Atlanta Tradeport, Suite 104

4244 International Parkway

Atlanta, Georgia 30354

Office (404) 362-4512

Walker Brothers takes Fairburn to Court December 19 - Forum | thecommunityvoice.tv

Hi again Neighbor:

I also wanted to alert you with the article below.  Walker Brothers will be taking the City of Fairburn to Court this Wednesday for standing with the citizens.  

http://www.thecommunityvoice.tv/forums/topic/30143?page_no=1#96367

Your neighbor,

Connie

As Margaret Mead once said:

Never underestimate the power of a few committed people to change the world. Indeed, it is the only thing that ever has.

COMMUNITY BULLETIN

Good afternoon Neighbor:

I wanted to get this message out as soon as possible so that you might alert your local church or synagogue.  I went to my church this morning to find that it had been robbed.  The police officer informed us that there has been a rash of Church Identity Theft in our area.  These thieves went directly with sledgehammers and busted through the inner walls of the church to get to locked offices and then opened the computer towers and stole the hard-drive information.  They also went through our church filing cabinets - they were in and out within minutes.  

I do not wish to see this happen to another House of Worship in our community so please get the word out.  

Your Neighbor,

Connie

As Margaret Mead once said:

Never underestimate the power of a few committed people to change the world. Indeed, it is the only thing that ever has.

Rep. Fludd has made comment regarding Walker Brothers

Good Morning Neighbor:

I could not decide if I should send this out for fear of appearing political.  But, I have to remind myself that any decision that is made out of fear is never a good one.  I feel our community needs to be informed and what I have said or done would have happened whether I was running for office or not.

Please feel free to read below Rep. Fludd's response on GA Politics Unfiltered.  I have sent my response and have pasted it below.

Your Neighbor,

Connie

http://georgiaunfiltered.blogspot.com/

 

Representative Fludd:

 

The only way Walker Brothers might begin to repair their status with the community is to drop their lawsuit against the City of Fairburn and begin talks with the citizens on ways to do business that would better the environment.  

 

Our community came together to make a very strong stand and deserves no less than an equally strong stand from those they have elected to serve them.

 

Connie Biemiller, Chair

South Fulton and Fayette Community Task Force

Candidate State House Rep. District 66

HealthyToys.org — The Consumer Action Guide to Toxic Chemicals in Toys

Good Evening Neighbor:

I wanted to get this website to our community as soon as possible.  I know many are doing their holiday shopping and would love to have this information.

http://www.healthytoys.org/home.php

Your neighbor,

Connie

The Fayette Democrats Have Dared to Do the Right Thing

Good Afternoon Neighbor:

As many of you know, because of our PSC Ordeal I decided sometime ago to run for State Office.  I was attending a Fayette Democrat Holiday gathering this past Sunday Evening and was stunned to see what took place in front of my eyes.  Representative Virgil Fludd came up on stage and handed the Fayette Democrats a Check for $500.00 from Walker Brothers.  I had to collect myself - I thought what is happening here???   Didn't this man just stand with our community against Walker Brothers bringing in a Waste Transfer Station and is this not the very Company who has filed a lawsuit against the City of Fairburn for standing with our community.   As I said in my speech at the State Capitol, does our community really matter???  Is it really okay to back our cause on one hand and then turn around and accept money from the very people who want to harm us???

I made the leadership of the Fayette Democrats aware of all of this and at their Executive Meeting last evening they decided to return the check to Rep. Fludd.  This is a courageous move on their part.  Knowing that I am running against Virgil they could have looked at this with political glasses and gone ahead and accepted the check.  But they very much want to stand by the community and should be commended for doing so.  The Fayette Democratic Party just released their platform - I will paste their link below.  They want to uplift our environment and now we can see they are not only doing this in their words but their actions as well.

http://www.fayettedemocrat.com/more/index.cfm?Fuseaction=more_19763&section=more_19763

Your neighbor,

Connie

Constance Thomas Biemiller, Chair

South Fulton and Fayette Community Task Force

communitytaskforce.org

conniecampaign@bellsouth.net

Web Site - thecommunityvoice.tv

770-314-6999

As Margaret Mead once said:

Never underestimate the power of a few committed people to change the world. Indeed, it is the only thing that ever has.