Setting the Record Straight

Cary and Apex continue to hide public information related to the site selection.

September 13, 2004, Cary, the lead agency for the partners, developed a Communication Plan to advise residents in New Hill about the sewage plant.

A portion of the plan states: Public Meetings: Conduct a minimum of two public meetings for the project with at least 30-day notification.
Not only was this plan not followed, but Susan Moran, Public Information Officer for the Town of Cary, stated in an email dated 11/30/2004:

"..the partners have agreed that we want to avoid publicity for as long as possible...."

Carl Dean, Holly Springs Town Manager stated in a December 16, 2004 email:

We need to develop a method to handle these utility projects without the public hearing requirement. See Attachment 20

 

The New Hill Community Association sent letters to each of the towns requesting copies of all documentation pertaining to the sewage plant. Our letters to the partners were very specific in that it requested copies of ALL documents pertaining to the Waste Water Treatment Facility.

• The first letter was sent in early August, 2005.   At first Cary stated our request was not specific, so they only sent documents from September 2005.
  Additional follow-up letters resulted in Cary and Apex staff members providing the requested information in October 2005. One of the letters sent can be viewed here.


• Mayor McAlister and the Town of Cary Council Members have not provided the requested information, despite the allegations that Town Manager Bill Coleman made in a letter to the editor of the News and Observer.


• Mayor Weatherly and the Apex Board of Commissioners have not provided copies of their documentation. One can only wonder what it is they are hiding, or what it is they are afraid we will discover. Perhaps they are waiting until sometime after the November 8, 2005 election.


• Holly Springs provided the requested documents during December 2005. Morrisville has not provided their documentation.