Topic post: The liberty quarry.
A new mailer from the Liberty Quarry people makes certain assertions and half-truths that I would like to mention here.
HOW CAN LIBERTY QUARRY BENEFIT YOU?
1. SAVES YOUR TAX DOLLARS - there is no guarantee that the opening of this new quarry will lower raw materials costs, and any benefit in transportation costs will be mitigated by increased damage to surface streets by passage of very heavy gravel trucks. Try again:
2. REDUCES TRUCK TRAFFIC - Where? Try again:
3. MAKES SCHOOLS AND LIBRARIES MORE AFFORDABLE - You can almost be certain that the quarry is a bad idea when they have to use the "for our schools and libraries" card. This is an obvious non-sequitor, what the heck does a gravel quarry have to do with schools and libraries?
You will no doubt receive one of these mailers if you have not already done so. Be your own judge, but I would like to suggest that any benefits promised by this quarry will accrue here in the valley, but will be paid out elsewhere.
HOW CAN LIBERTY QUARRY BENEFIT YOU?
1. SAVES YOUR TAX DOLLARS - there is no guarantee that the opening of this new quarry will lower raw materials costs, and any benefit in transportation costs will be mitigated by increased damage to surface streets by passage of very heavy gravel trucks. Try again:
2. REDUCES TRUCK TRAFFIC - Where? Try again:
3. MAKES SCHOOLS AND LIBRARIES MORE AFFORDABLE - You can almost be certain that the quarry is a bad idea when they have to use the "for our schools and libraries" card. This is an obvious non-sequitor, what the heck does a gravel quarry have to do with schools and libraries?
You will no doubt receive one of these mailers if you have not already done so. Be your own judge, but I would like to suggest that any benefits promised by this quarry will accrue here in the valley, but will be paid out elsewhere.
posted by J. L. Kunkle at
Saturday, January 14, 2006
2 Comments:
J.L. is right. We cannot allow this to proceed. We must protect the environment. If you check the corporate ownership documents of Granite you will find that Vice President Dick Cheney is a stock holder through one of his holding companies. Soon we will disclose the connection to other top level officials in our county.
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Anonymous, at Sunday, January 15, 2006 10:51:00 PM
For once Roy you said it all correctly.
Jeff
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Anonymous, at Monday, January 23, 2006 1:08:00 PM
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