1/10/2005 10:34:09 AM
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Section 5: OPA Board Subject: First Things First Msg# 165074
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I suggest you read the Ocean Pines Progress for the case supporting what the Commissioners did. Interesting suggestion you made to BillZ. In the Progress he can find commentary describing:
How about this quote from the mid-June 2004 issue in commentary written by Tom Stauss about the possibility of Pennington Commons or other new subdivisions coming into the Ocean Pines plant, "Concerns about odor and additional discharge into the bay make it unlikely that the plant will be expanded beyond the 2.3 million gallons per day needed for buildout. The most likely site for some future north county wastewater treatment plant is far from Ocean Pine perhaps in some industrial property located between Bishopville and Selbyville." Stauss wrote that "It is financially and environmentally irresponsible" to oppose bringing in new subdivisions like Pennington Commons. However, both the Maryland Coastal Bays Program and Assateague Coastal Trust have testified at county public hearings against bringing in new subdivisions to Ocean Pines on environmental grounds, and Ocean Pines ratepayers have little chance of direct financial benefit. The Progress even carried a commentary from you. It contained the word naysayer about 8 or 10 times in reference to Ocean Pines residents.
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For reference, the above message is a reply to a message where: Like Congressmen and women, Commissioners are elected by the voters of a specific district. And though both try hard to serve the parochial interests of their specific districts, their primary obligation is to the country or the county they are elected to serve. Cetola believes that he is serving the best interests of both Worcester County and Ocean Pines, which means he is fulfilling both his primary and secondary obligation, at least in his eyes. Joe Reynolds is quite talented at making the case for those who oppose what the Commissioners did. I suggest you read the Ocean Pines Progress for the case supporting what the Commissioners did. Both sides make reasonable arguments and many good points, but I tend to think the issue is far more complex, and far less black and white, than either side will actually admit. |
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