Present: Charley Kraus, Bob Keys, Wes Lerdon, Bob Crawford, Mike Brock, Joan Crothers; Guest: Tony Branan, Commissioner Bill Kendall.
Meeting began at 3:30 p.m. Charley pointed out that we need to get everyone out to the TVA meeting to be held at the High School on November 13, 4 to 8. Strategy to use: *Call membership, *Get the soccer moms out again; *Write letters to TVA saying, “We do not support a substation on any part of Parcel 52.”; *Write a letter to both papers listing reasons we oppose substation on this parcel.
Tony’s draft on review of Report of the TVA Environmental Assessment (EA) of Parcel 52 was discussed and he was thanked for his input. Wes feels we need to put TVA on the defensive, and they have not mentioned the 600 signatures on TCHA petitions against the substation going on Parcel 52.
Commissioner Kendall joined the meeting and expressed his view that “it’s a done deal.” He suggested that the EMC Board members, Elois Anderson, Terry Taylor, and Jerry Nichols, could be contacted, but then everyone agreed that wouldn’t do much good. Kendall has already checked and a building permit is not needed by EMC and getting any other property by “eminent domain” cannot be used. What Kendall suggested was to have a conference call with Johnny Isakson and TCHA members.
Mike Brock made a motion to donate $500 to the Towns County High School Band for their New Year’s Day trip to the Liberty Bowl in Memphis. This was seconded and passed. He also said to go to the website for the latest I-3 study.
The next Board meeting will be Thursday, December 11, 3:30 p.m. at Mountain Regional Library.
Joan Crothers, Secretary
Thursday, November 6, 2008
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