LETTER: Elbert BOC out of bounds, out of control

They have ignored rules of order for the conduct of their business. They schedule “hearings” back to back. They hunker in their seats like a confederacy of dunces, staring into midair while their “constituents” rail at them like a pack of crows after an old hoot owl.

These commissioners are out of bounds and out of control. The danger is that they may schedule an environmental train wreck with their errant and irresponsible behavior before the voters’ posse comes riding in to send them out to pasture.

Developments of Regional Impact demand regional review. They are not the decision of a few shortsighted miscreants. The state EPD, toothless as it has been in enforcing its well-intentioned rules, should step up to the plate now and send these curveball pitchers to the showers.

Incinerator technology is unproven as to the safety of its operation. I find it suspicious that the company pitching the idea only wants to get permits, get paid, and get gone, keeping its hands clean before the operator comes to bear the blowback’s brunt after the ugly truth rolls out of the stacks and the array of disease clusters pops up in the populace downwind.

By every means at your disposal, I urge you to monitor and make sure that this application gets rigorous review.

Sincerely,

Jim Baird

Comer