Toxic Well Update

If you are not on the Toxic Well Update list, please send an e-mail to Jennifer Real at jreal1@peoplepc.com or click on stopthetoxicwells.com.

You can also add your e-mail address to the "alert" on riverplantationforum.blogspot.com to receive updates as they are posted.

Dick and I went to Austin with the group in May. It was quite an eye opener. We are planning to go again in June. If you can make it, please do so. Numbers do matter.

Jennifer's latest update is shown below.


Dolores Judge
936/321-4890 (Metro)
936/273-3777 (Conroe)

Date: Sun, 25 May 2008 22:40:43 -0400
From: jreal1@peoplepc.com
To: jreal1@peoplepc.comSubject: Toxic Well Update

Toxic Times Update

1. Sunday June 1st is Day of Awareness.
A. Woodland’s Kroger’s stores at Alden Bridge, Sterling Ridge, and Cochran’s Crossing will have a table set up giving out info and signing petitions from 11am –2pm. Conroe Kroger’s pending will advise ASAP. If you can help man a table please let me know. Jreal1@peoplepc.com or call 936-499-7173.

B. Woodlands Mall & Market Street. We also need to get a couple groups of 4 or more to wear stop the toxic well t-shirts and walk the mall and Market Street together. When groups are together with their shirts on people will ask you what your shirt means at that point you can give them info (this is how you get around not being able to hand out flyers at the mall or market street). Again let me know if you would be available to do this on Sunday from noon – 2pm @ mall & or 2pm -4pm Market Street

C. Everyone commit to give out 25 Flyers- On the website you will find a printable flyer. Please print out 25 copies and give out on the day of awareness. Take to church, walk door to door, post at area business, etc...

2. Public Hearing with the TCEQ Commissioners
A date has NOT been set as of today. However it could be scheduled any day now. We hope for at least 30 days notice but it is not required. TCEQ only has to give 10 days notice. We MUST be prepared to head to AUSTIN at a moments notice or at least 10 days. If you are reading this you must come to AUSTIN. This is the LAST CHANCE for us to stop these permits. David Walker county attorney and ALL of our public officials have stated this is the communities last chance to help stop the permits. We need all residents to attend the public hearing. WE HAVE TO PACK at least 4-6 buses = 200-300 PLUS attendees. This is when we say PLEASE TAKE OFF WORK or do whatever it takes to attend. If you would like to speak or add some info for consideration at hearings please contact me Jennifer Real @ 936-499-7173 or jreal1@peoplepc.com and I will put you in contact with our group’s liaison for the hearing.

Thank you!
Jennifer Real
936-499-7173 or jreal1@peoplepc.com________________________________________
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Call for New Topics

In the spirit of this being a place for RP residents to talk about issues our community faces, I would like to solicit some new topics to be discussed on this blog. Of course, the new water treatment facility is on all our minds lately, but what else is bugging you, RP?!?

Directors Have Been Sworn In

Well, Jack and Dick are now legal. Sworn in at the board meeting today. Residents are still concerned about the danger of chlorine gas. Ramirez is now saying it is dangerous in liquid form. His information is now in direct opposition to what we are hearing from the San Jacinto River Authority and Hayes Utilities, who handles April Sound, Bentwater, Walden and Del Lago. Ramirez also said that the majority of water districts use chlorine gas purification, and he admits there are no others as close as this one will be to residents. The board will attempt to find an expert in this field to explain the ramifications of both to the residents of RP.

On a lighter note, the RPMUD "gardeners" took out a tree within the fence line. It fell on the fence and bent the barbed wire. Still don't understand why this fence was put up before construction starts. They are planning on adding more landscaping. Don't they know they can't hide a tank 24' high and 60' wide?

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Swearing-in

Dick Judge and Jack Curtsinger will be sworn in as directors on Tuesday, May 20, at 4:00 p.m.

This meeting will replace the normally scheduled board meeting on Thursday, May 22.

Victory!!

Thanks to all of you! Dick and Jack won by a 3+ to 1 margin. Needless to say, Dick and Jack are ready to get to work.

Here is a link to the vote total: http://www.co.montgomery.tx.us/election/results/results9.pdf

If you have any problems or concerns about RPMUD, please let us know. Dick Judge's phone number is 936/321-4890 and Jack Curtsinger's is 936/828-2100.

Thanks again for all of your help. Together we will make this a more responsible RPMUD.

Vote for Judge and Curtsinger, Saturday, May 10

Dick Judge and Jack Curtsinger are running for the two directors' positions this Saturday, May 10. Voting location is the fire station next to the Club parking lot - 7:00 a.m. - 7:00 p.m.

Judge and Curtsinger want to make the following changes:

Work to stop construction of the plant near the front of RP
Move board meetings from 4:00 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.
Add the cap back to the tax rate
Keep all residents informed
Listen to all of the residents
Investigate all alternatives before making capital project decisions.

Ken Meneke is on the ballot, but he has Withdrawn and will run in 2010.