Decay vs. Decay vs. RenewalRenewal

Weighing the Choice of being Weighing the Choice of being Fearful of Change or Facing our Fearful of Change or Facing our

Reality and doing something Reality and doing something about it.about it.

How the Scale Weighs in..How the Scale Weighs in..The OldThe Old The NewThe New

$2,000,000 in $2,000,000 in Payoff to people Payoff to people who remain in who remain in charge. Hush charge. Hush money!money!

Exposing the Exposing the Potentially Potentially responsible parties responsible parties for the for the contamination and contamination and holding them holding them accountable!accountable!

How the Scale Weighs in..How the Scale Weighs in..The OldThe Old The NewThe New

More Sick people.More Sick people. Millions of Heath Millions of Heath Care dollars for Care dollars for medical monitoring medical monitoring for the Citizens of for the Citizens of Blackwell that are Blackwell that are available if available if pursued!pursued!

How the Scale Weighs in..How the Scale Weighs in..The OldThe Old The NewThe New

No true Clean up of No true Clean up of the smelter the smelter contamination!contamination!

$200,000,000 + in $200,000,000 + in Clean up and Clean up and Health Care Funds Health Care Funds to be had. No to be had. No Settlement with Settlement with Phelps Dodge and Phelps Dodge and holding the ODEQ holding the ODEQ liable for their clean liable for their clean up and regulatory up and regulatory methods!methods!

How the Scale Weighs in..How the Scale Weighs in..The OldThe Old The NewThe New

Loss of JobsLoss of Jobs Clean up funds will Clean up funds will spark economic spark economic growth in the growth in the Community!Community!

Bring in businesses Bring in businesses that benefit more that benefit more than just a few.than just a few.

How the Scale Weighs in..How the Scale Weighs in..The OldThe Old The NewThe New

No Safety. Fear No Safety. Fear and worry.and worry.

Peace of Mind Peace of Mind through through community community involvement, involvement, quality clean up quality clean up methods and methods and regulations!regulations!

How the Scale Weighs in..How the Scale Weighs in..The OldThe Old The NewThe New

Lack of Community Lack of Community involvement. involvement. Failure to inform Failure to inform the public of the public of hazards to their hazards to their health and safety.health and safety.

An on going An on going campaign to inform campaign to inform the citizens of the citizens of Blackwell with Blackwell with informational informational resources and resources and increase public increase public meetings.meetings.

How the Scale Weighs in..How the Scale Weighs in..The OldThe Old The NewThe New

Fear of your own Fear of your own common sense. common sense. Fear to use your Fear to use your own God given own God given rights.rights.

Snuff out the old Snuff out the old way!way!

No longer live in No longer live in fear of what others fear of what others $$ can do to harm $$ can do to harm you. you.

What they say, does not add up.What they say, does not add up.

Spelter West Virginia, got $360 Spelter West Virginia, got $360 million for clean up.million for clean up.

City Council voted to take less City Council voted to take less than 2 million.than 2 million.

City Council voted to put the City Council voted to put the clean up costs on the backs clean up costs on the backs

of all property owners.of all property owners.

City Council voted to make City Council voted to make commercial property owners commercial property owners drill test wells and pay for the drill test wells and pay for the

annual monitoring.annual monitoring.

City Council voted to raise your City Council voted to raise your electric rates 45%.electric rates 45%.

When the city saw that the When the city saw that the electric revenues actually went electric revenues actually went

down, after the Huge rate down, after the Huge rate increase they took a different increase they took a different

route.route.

City Council then voted to put City Council then voted to put the electric increase on the the electric increase on the

meter side, ($9.00 more dollars)meter side, ($9.00 more dollars)plus tax.plus tax.

Now just for the privilege of Now just for the privilege of having electric at your house having electric at your house

you pay $343.80 per year.you pay $343.80 per year.$28.65 per month$28.65 per month

that’s with that’s with ZeroZero usage. usage.

City Council raised your sewer City Council raised your sewer rates again too. rates again too.

Just for the privilege to flush Just for the privilege to flush your stool.your stool.

$288.60 per year$288.60 per yeartaxes not included or the water taxes not included or the water

to flush it with.to flush it with.

We will pay an extra $50 per We will pay an extra $50 per linear foot to replace any linear foot to replace any contaminated sewer line.contaminated sewer line.

It is going to cost so much that It is going to cost so much that the City can not perform some the City can not perform some

of the work till 2021.of the work till 2021.

The City is planning a study on The City is planning a study on raising the utility rates to pay for raising the utility rates to pay for

the sewer.the sewer.

You will also pay for this study You will also pay for this study through your utility bill. through your utility bill.

They are researching grants and They are researching grants and loans to pay for the repairs loans to pay for the repairs

instead of making Phelps Dodge instead of making Phelps Dodge pay for their fair share.pay for their fair share.

To read the entire Sewer Report To read the entire Sewer Report Visit Visit

blackwelluncovered.comblackwelluncovered.com

The City Council RecapThe City Council Recapvoted to settle with Phelps voted to settle with Phelps

Dodge, full and final release, Dodge, full and final release, less than 2 million.less than 2 million.

Make you responsible for the Make you responsible for the contamination.contamination.

Voted to join in with Phelps Voted to join in with Phelps Dodge against the citizens Dodge against the citizens

seeking damages for property.seeking damages for property.

Failed to bill Phelps Dodge for Failed to bill Phelps Dodge for the extra costs associated for the extra costs associated for

the contamination.the contamination.

Billed the citizens instead!Billed the citizens instead!

How many times has any How many times has any member of our City Council member of our City Council

voted voted NONO on anything!? on anything!?