Thank you to Everyone that attended the meeting. I heard from several people who said they couldn’t find parking to come to the meeting so while we had over 250 people at the meeting, the crowd could have been even larger.
Thanks to Sid Miller for taking the lead and bringing the meeting to Glen Rose and for his work behind the scenes to bring the two parties together on a conservancy.
Please check out this link to YouTube ™. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rV5jXSL5Q8Q.
Thanks to Dave Rice we have a rally song “Chalk Mountain is Calling”. You may download the song and video, allrights are reserved by Dave for the song. Dave, thank you very much.
If anyone ever had any doubts as to the sincerity of Slick Machines, watch the following clip courtesy of SCSalon (thanks for video taping and posting on YouTube). The expressions on the faces of the Slick Machine Group is clear. Do they care about our health, safety an well being? Watch the video and you decide how much they care.
Chalk Mountain is Calling is written, produced and performed by Dave Rice, Song Writer, Somervell County, Texas. (C) October 23, 2008. It is available for download for your listening pleasure, all rights reserved.
Thank you Dave for our anthem.
Today is the Day that we have a choice in this county. Do we let Tommy Davis grind Chalk Mountain into dust or do we attend the meeting at the Citizen’s Center and tell our Politicians to fight for us against this destruction of Chalk Mountain?
Our commissioners have spoken. They want to keep Chalk Mountain pristine.
What say you?
Representaive Miller will have a town hall meeting tonight at 6pm. The TCEQ meeting is at 7pm. Both are at the Citizen’s Center.
Representative Miller has said in today’s Star Telegram that he is waiting to hear at the TCEQ meeting tonight to see what Tommy Davis has planned for Chalk Mountain. He wants to hear from us as well.
http://www.star-telegram.com/local/story/992031.html
If we stay at home and let our neighbor do the heavy lifting for us, Tommy and his Slick Machine will grind Chalk Mountain into dust. If we turn out, it will give all of our elected officials permission to fight for us.
The choice is yours.
Passing with a 4-0 vote, the Commissioner Court approved a Resolution that is “..supportive of all reasonable efforts to retain the pristine beauty of the Chalk Mountain area”. Please read the full text in the attached.
Darrell Best - Commissioner Cummings - Lynda Greer - Alan Sumners
Commisioner Court Resolution
I have it on fairly good authority this morning that the equipment moved on site yesterday was Rock Screening Equipment, not Rock Crushing Equipment. He is allowed to screen and sell caliches without a permit, similar to other caliches operations in the County. The Rock Screening equipment would be used as part of a Rock Crushing operation as well, so I am NOT saying that this is only going to be a Caliches Pit, we’ll have to ask him that question on Thursday night.
The Sneak Attack Continues!
A neighbor has reported that 4 large pieces of equipment were moved to the site this afternoon. The neighbor reported that they were Rock Crusher components.
I went to the site to look and all the activity is taking place out of sight. Clearly there was a lot of digging going on and you can see large pieces of equipment.
It’s clear that the operator sees the TCEQ meeting as a mear formality…
Tracks of Equipment going across State Right Away
Heavy Equipment moves in
Links to Glen Rose Newspaper Articles:
http://www.glenrosenewspaper.com/stories.mv?pageid=Public_Meeting_Set_for_October%2023_by_TCEQ
Folow this link to The Glen Rose Reporter webite and article on the meeting on October 4th. You will have to register to see the entire article.
http://www.theglenrosereporter.com/articles/2008/10/09/news/doc48ee4e9522789660773401.txt
NOTICE OF PUBLIC MEETING ON APPLICATION FOR
PROPOSED AIR QUALITY
PERMIT NUMBER 82199L002
APPLICATION. Mr. Tommy Davis dba Slick Machines, 762 Spillway Road, Brownwood, Texas 76801, has applied to the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) for issuance of Air Quality Permit 82199L002, which would authorize the change of location of a Rock Crushing Facility to 11209 U.S. Highway 67 (200 yards east), Glen Rose, Somervell County, Texas. The facility will emit the following air contaminants: particulate matter including particulate matter less than 10 microns in diameter.
The TCEQ Executive Director has determined the application is administratively complete and will conduct a technical review of the application.
PUBLIC COMMENT/PUBLIC MEETING. A public meeting will be held and will consist of two parts, an Informal Discussion Period and a Formal Comment Period. During the Informal Discussion Period, the public is encouraged to ask questions of the applicant and TCEQ staff concerning the application. However, informal comments made during the Informal Discussion Period will not be considered by the TCEQ Commissioners before reaching a decision on the permit and no formal response will be made to the informal comments. During the Formal Comment Period, members of the public may state their formal comments into the official record. A written response to all formal comments will be prepared by the Executive Director and considered by the Commissioners before they reach a decision on the permit. A copy of the response will be sent to each person who submits a formal comment or who requested to be on the mailing list for this application and provides a mailing address. Only relevant and material issues raised during the formal comment period can be considered if a contested case hearing is granted.
The Public Meeting is to be held:
Thursday, October 23, 2008 at 7:00 p.m.
Somervell County Citizens Center
209 SW Barnard
Glen Rose, Texas 76043
INFORMATION. Citizens are encouraged to submit written comments anytime during the meeting or by mail before the meeting to the Chief Clerk, TCEQ, Mail Code MC-105, P.O. Box 13087, Austin, TX 78711-3087. If you need more information, please call the TCEQ Office of Public Assistance, Toll Free, at 1-800-687-4040. Si desea información en Español, puede llamar 1-800-687-4040. General information about the TCEQ can be found at our web site at www.tceq.state.tx.us.
The permit application is available for viewing and copying at the TCEQ central office located at 12100 Park 35 Circle, Building E, Room 103, Austin, Texas 78753; the TCEQ Fort Worth regional office located at 2309 Gravel Drive, Fort Worth, Texas 76118 and the Somervell County Library, 108 Allen Drive, Glen Rose, Somervell County, Texas. The facilitys compliance file, if any exists, is available for public review in the Fort Worth regional office at the address listed above. Further information may also be obtained from Mr. Tommy Davis dba Slick Machines, 762 Spillway Road, Brownwood, Texas 76801 or by calling Mr. Davis at (325) 784-8030.
Issued: October 7, 2008
The Yard Signs have arrived!
For those of you who have adopted the sign we will be dropping them off, if you want to Adopt a Sign, they are available through the “Donate” page.