-----Original Message----- From: dcooke@co.wake.nc.us [mailto:dcooke@co.wake.nc.us] Sent: Wednesday, June 01, 2005 5:32 PM To: bruce.radford@apexnc.org Subject: Wastewater Plant I missed something the first time. --- Forwarded by David C Cooke/MGR/Wake County on 06/01/2005 05:31 PM --- |---------+----------------------------> | | David C Cooke | | 06/01/2005 05:29 PM >----------------------------------------------------------------------------- | | To: bruceradford@apexnc.org, bill.coleman@townofcary.org | cc: Joe Durham/Wake County@Wake County | Subject: Wastewater Plant >----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Bruce and Bill: Had a blast last night! Happy neighbors, friendly conversations. I will keep trying to connect via the phone, but wanted to put down some observations, reflections, comments based on last night's mob commentary and commentary made after the meeting. My goal is to help keep us on track without the Board of Commissioners from having to get involved or being dragged in. The New Hill group is compiling the questions and issues and I expect we will get that by the end of this week. First, I think we will need a bigger venue for the 14th. I'd like to hear what you think and whether you think the visitor's center at Shearon Harris or another site will work or just keep it at the Fire Station. Second, the process for the meeting should include a brief presentation (or 2 presentations) about the background and the process which evaluated the alternatives and then the site selection process including the criteria and other sites which were evaluated. The key issue, I believe, is to explain how that site was chosen as the selected site. There will be questions about the consideration and evaluation of Progress Energy owned land. Tommy Esqueda would be my candidate for the presentations. Third, and I may be infringing on a process already in motion, but I would recommend that you do not finalize the condemnation decisions until after the public meeting. This is for several reasons: one, we may learn something at the publidc meeting that has not been considered yet; and, two, I think there is a different perception when one hears "why this site is the best site for a wastewater treatment plant" versus "we have already decided to condemn this site for the wastewater plant." Thanks. Talk to you soon. David |