Letter: Support for Caceres, Warehouse Wariness About Other Candidates
To the editor:
Matt Osterberg is the Architect of the MEGA Warehouse Policy, While Ron Schmalzle, and Tony Waldron are Ambivalent.
Commissioner Matt Osterberg is responsible for the MEGA Warehouse Policy, which endangers our vital resources. As the Chairman of the Pike County Economic Development Authority, Osterberg and his co-conspirator Mike Sullivan searched, secured, promoted, and marketed MEGA Warehouse projects throughout Pike County. The 434 thousand sq. ft. MEGA Warehouse at I84 Exit 46 is located directly over our drinking water aquifer, an endangered EV Stream, and only 3000 ft. from Milford Springs. We must act fast to stop this dangerous project and protect our community's resources.
Here is the latest news on the state of our Aquifers across America - "a startling New York Times investigation this week posted Oct. 24, 2023, reveals the fragility of the U.S.’s underground water supply, and how decades of mismanagement and the ongoing threat of climate change are leaving America’s once-bountiful aquifers bone dry." The investigation reveals, "Overall, the Earth experiences less snowpack, which ultimately means less water flowing into rivers and seeping into the ground. The water that does reach the ground is also evaporating more rapidly due to higher overall temperatures" " https://www.popularmechanics.com/science/environment/a44952934/groundwater-depletion
Our officials are endangering the safety of our community. They disregard the multiple taxpayer studies that warn about the fragility of our Drinking Water Aquifer, which is easily contaminated by surface water pollutants. The unconfined aquifer made of sand and gravel is highly susceptible to forever chemicals, gasoline, diesel, household cleaning products, and pesticides, which are cost-prohibited or impossible to remove once they enter the aquifer. We must act now to hold these officials accountable for their reckless conduct that puts our health and safety in jeopardy.
MWA's diatomaceous earth filtration system can't remove cancer-causing chemicals in US water systems. It can only filter particles by size, not by chemical composition. Improper development over our aquifer could overload the system, leading to a toxic overflow of unregulated chemicals. Action needs to be taken now to prevent this from happening.
Our leaders are putting our drinking water aquifer in peril. Let's send a message to Matt Osterberg and his supporters in the upcoming commissioner election on November 7th. We need to unite across political lines and shut down this harmful policy. Water is essential to life, and we can't risk our aquifers, EV Streams, and EV Wetlands for the mere convenience of receiving packages an hour earlier. Act now to protect our community and secure a sustainable future.
Because of their intransigence, in protest - please do not vote for Matt Osterberg and Ron Schmalzle this election cycle. We need to send a message that their policies are unacceptable. Tony Waldron is indecisive, so choose Christa Caceres instead. She's a moderate committed to tackling issues like water policy, women's healthcare, and all healthcare delivery systems with a comprehensive approach. Vote for real change in this election.
In conclusion, Republicans, Libertarians, Independents, and Democrats - let's do something unusual but necessary this time around. Cast a single vote for Christa Caceres for an infusion of vitality and fresh ideas to a stagnant and entrenched system that does not believe in science and is making questionable and reckless economic policies based on this obvious deficit.
Our better future is within our grasp because Christa Caceres is simply the most exciting candidate in County politics that we have had in a long time.
Vito DiBiasi
Friends of the Milford Aquifer
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