Submitted to Shelton Blog by Dick Curtis
CREDIBILITY: A Lost Virtue of the Port of Shelton
BACKGROUND:
- Commissioner Hupp, on 7/20/10, stated that he would provide me with an email from Kettle Falls that was to attest to his presence there to observe the noise level. The copy of the email he sent did NOT confirm his visit to Kettle Falls. (Keep in mind that Kettle Falls is a water-cooled quieter system, not the air-cooled noisy boiler planned for Shelton.)
- Commissioner Hupp’s email copy to me stated “We have plenty of Hog Fuel.” Nowhere did it indicate the operational status of the plant during the likely times that Cmsr. Hupp could have been there observing a biomass plant in full operation.
- Kettle Falls owner, AVISTA, stated that biomass incineration costs more per kW hour than does their dam, coal or gas turbine plant. In fact, they stated that “we shut down 2 1/2 months in 2009 due primarily to the cost of fuel.”
- Neither AVISTA nor the Kettle Falls plant would confirm for me their operational status for the entire month of July 2010 when Cmsr. Hupp stated he was there enjoying the peace and quiet.
- A retired Simpson expert on wood product availability presented at a Port meeting that “ADAGE will not be able to adequately source their plant in Shelton.”
- Commissioner Hupp stated at one of the Port summer meetings that they "...would not allow anything that’s a 'Bad Fit' for this community.” That this statement was made, was verified by Port Executive Directer, John Dobson, on 10/12/10, at the first Port of Shelton Town Hall Meeting (initiated by Commissioner Jack Miles).
COMMISSIONERS (Hupp & Wallitner):
3,200 citizens signed a petition for the right to vote and tell you what they wanted for a "Good Fit.” You denied them that right with numerous, varying reasons.
You did not want to know what the citizens required of you...
Presentation of documented scientific facts and figures were denied their importance.
You didn’t want to know...
You wouldn’t listen to questions on noise issues. Research indicates that there are no air-cooled incinerators the size of the proposed ADAGE incinerator for Shelton located within the USA. The closest comparison plant is located in Lockerbie, Scotland. Like Kettle Falls, all the operational plants in America are water-cooled and much quieter. (I guess this community will be the “guinea pig” for finding out that it's a "Bad Fit.”)
Once again, you didn’t want to know...
COMMISSIONERS (Hupp & Wallitner):
Not wanting to know is like an ostrich sticking its head in the sand! I suggest you pull your heads out of the sand. Become knowledgeable as to what is really a “Good Fit” for this community, and NOT just good for your “Personal Fit”. This unique concept of a “Good Fit” for the community should apply to all actions taken by the Port of Shelton now and in the future.
Avista gave Tim Shelton $1,600
ReplyDeleteYeah, I was going to take a trip to Kettle Falls too until I found out it is a totally different beast. I will be impressed when Hupp goes to Scotland!
ReplyDeleteAre we shipping Hupp to Scotland to be fuel for their biomass burner? Goody!
ReplyDeleteNow we Know the FACTS regarding Comm. Hupp's alleged visit to Kettle Falls in July to verify the noise we would be subjected to!! If one makes a statement in front of an audience as we were then, then one Must be able to back-up that statement with FACTS! I guess Comm. Hupp is oblivious of this point of Law. Or, maybe, he thinks he is Above the Law?!! His actions to date prove that he thinks he can do anything he wants at any time. I sincerely hope that we citizens prove him wrong -- and Soon!
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ReplyDeleteThanks, Dick, for the research!
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