This is an important issue and should weigh on our minds when we are at the polls in November. With things heating up in this political season I'm going to start focusing on those running for office locally and posting here more. This is a start and I still have some more blogging I want to do on the impact Titan would have here.In the race for NC Senate District 9:
Incumbent Senator Julia Boseman says Titan is "an environmental disaster" and has vowed to introduce legislation to kill it in the General Assembly.
Her opponent, attorney Michael Lee, is still doing his homework.
In the race for House District 18:
Incumbent Sandra Spaulding Hughes has "huge environmental concerns with the plant."
George Swart says: "There's no place...in New Hanover County that thing would fit."
In the race for three New Hanover County Commissioner seats:
Incumbent Ted Davis says he's leaving it up to the regulatory agencies.
Incumbent Bill Kopp says the county commissioners have no power to stop it.
Jonathan Barfield is adamant : "No way, no how, No Titan!"
Brian Berger has been opposed to the plant from the start of his campaign and has vowed to rescind the $4.2 million incentive package.
Jason Thompson doesn't have a problem with the industry, but he doesn't think it needs to be here.
U.S. Representative Mike McIntyre is currently AWOL on the Titan issue, as are our gubernatorial and U.S. Senate candidates.
Cocoanutty Larabars
11 years ago
2 comments:
Hello,
I am Will Breazeale, a 3 time Iraq War Veteran and the Republican Nominee for Congress against McIntyre. Unlike McIntyre...I WILL respect you enough to give my opinion on the Titan Plant issue. I believe in our system of capitalism but I also believe in the environment and the EPA to regulate companies. I know an EPA employee and let me tell you...he is NO pushover when it comes to the environment.
Here is my stance on the issue:
No government should give Titan ANY economic incentives, BUT if Tiatan has secured all of the required federal, state and local permits to do business (many of which deal in safety to our environment) then we really have no right to prevent them from doing business in our community. I hope this issue can be worked out because it would be nice to see a plant actually making something on our soil instead of in China!
Thanks and God Bless
Will Breazeale
Thank you Mr. Breazeale for taking a stand on this issue. I appreciate that you do no like giving Titan an economic incentive to be here in New Hanover County. I may disagree with whether or not I have a right to prevent them from putting up shop here, but I believe that without the economic incentive they would not do so anyways.
Thank you very much for letting us know your views on this issue and I wish you luck in the upcoming elections.
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