Well now, whats a man to do. It's been over a year now and I still don't see a whole lot of positive action in respect to the efforts to fix the problem with the Beaufort sewer system. As I sat and pondered, it came to me. The only thing to do is to spell it out in total detail and no uncertain terms.
Even though I have tried that many times in many ways I will try it again. In an effort to reach the most people possible and keep everyone on the same page, I will be doing this in a very simple manner. We are going to use the OUR VOYAGE link on our web page. This link will contain information that will be sent to anyone and everyone we can think of that may be involved and, or can help.
Let me say this up front as to make no mistake about it; The world will be watching and will judge the actions of the people. This means not just the Beaufort Commissioners, it means EVERYONE. As long as we can be heard, you will be heard of.
In order to bring everyone up to speed it will be necessary to do this in a manner that will make it simple to understand, yet done in great detail. Hopefully this will reduce the amount of repeat questions. It will also make it easier to discuss with someone not familiar to the issue. I will be making these post on a "as can" basis. Please check back regularly.
We have compiled a list of Commissioners, and other Government Officials, publications, television and radio broadcast stations, and environmental groups. They will all get identical e-mails containing the exact same information as will be on the Our Voyage page on our web site.(www.thepollutedloon.com) I encourage everyone to read them, be informed, and take action. It would be less than wise to ignore a chance to gain valuable information. A list of e-mail addresses will be on our web site. Please use them.
The e-mails sent to the newspapers (including this one) can and should be considered letters to the editor even though they may not be addressed as such.
The e-mails sent to the broadcast stations are an invitation to do news reports.
This is going to be a very interesting saga and will make for a continuing coverage story.
The e-mails sent to the many Government Offices and Representatives are a call to task. Don't do what you have to do, do what you can do.
The e-mails sent to the environmental groups are a call for assistance. We are without guidance or funding. At this time the only tools we have are our voices.
The post on our web page will be to make sure everyone knows that the above mentioned have been made aware of the situation. We will also use other pages on our web site to keep everyone informed on who has or has not worked to solve the growing problem.
As for the citizens, keep reading, keep talking, and keep asking.
Although to date nobody has been able to give me a reason (other that cost) that we need to leave things status quo, I still invite all to show me where I am wrong and I will correct the fault or sit down and shut up. Until then, I will keep talking.
The Our Voyage page will be up and e-mails will start going out on Monday 9/22/08.
Clammerhead
