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r.:ompar~y or the city or the governmental agencies say. '['hat is a sad statemen~ o~ our li~e~ isn't, i~? The positive bene~:i'~ is that the people can make wonderful watch dogs o~ industr~ and government. Everybody ~omes out. ahead because o~ that. I have r'ead many articles about the increase in i].]eclal dispo:sal of hazardous and ot. her waste materials. I i~m mucln more {r'ightened by this than I am o¥ disposal done in a regu].at, ed industry. I have no control over my neighbors who may pour oil on the soil or t, hr'ow pair~t, cans :i.n the garbage or put pestic:i, des on their lawns. I cannot stop them ~rom smoking in their own homes or burning their t_tncc~n~rolled ~irep:l. aces in the winter. I do some o~ these things myself. I',lobody is going to "shut down" me or my neighbor or those peop].e and companies who are illegally dumping waste and are nc)t':, c:aught. A company like this can be shut down by the F'CA or EPA if it doesn't meet acceptable standards, i ~eel much sa~er wi~h tho{. Personally. I hope this does not come to a public vote. That would lengthen the process more than Atlas might be able to handle. More importantly too many people would negatively vote because o¢ the one word~ incincerator, wi'Lhout becoming in.¢ormed enough to make an intelligent d e c: :i~ s :i. o n. 'Yc:,u are in a cliffic:ult position when yc, u must decide on such an emotionally charged issue as this. I hope you will be able %.o look ail: all sides anti arrive at satisfactory answers to your questions, tf your decision is to grant the per'mit~ I hope that will mean yc, u are convinced that the plant wi].]. not cause a health hazard to us, that the company is responsible~ and that it will mee~ and exceed industry r-egulatior~s. If yOLt decide against the permit, I hope that decision would be matte because you have studied t. he evictence available and believe the incinerator would cause environmental pr'oblems; not because there is some vocal opposition that is difficult to deal with. It is '.VOLtr job to make the decision. I don't envy you the position you are in, but it just goes along with the job. I wish there could be 10£4% assurances that the stack emission would be 1OD% clean. I know that is not possible. I¥ this company can prove it meets all the regulations so tha'b the environmental concerns are acceptable: I believe the permit should be granted. ¢F. erely '~/ours, 427--:}';866