Please join the residents of West Seventh Street for what will hopefully be one last moment of protest over the production of ethanol in our neighborhood. Friday morning shortly before 9:00 a.m., we will gather at the back entrance of the Gopher State Ethanol plant (882 West 7th Street) to welcome those who come to bid on the property at the bankruptcy court ordered auction. We will do so with the intent of letting anyone who might have the wacky notion that ethanol production could be restarted exactly what we think of the idea.
One would hope that potential bidders would have figured out that ethanol production would be a really bad idea and will stay away. But we can never tell, and we want to make sure that such a bidder would get a taste of what might be in store should they try. The MPCA has already indicated that they would transfer the expired air quality permit to whoever filled out an Administrative Application for change of ownership and that the MPCA âwould issue this amendment with no public notice and the new owner [would be] free to operate the plant.â Please consider yourself invited to what will hopefully be the last time we have to deal with this issue. Because there are good developers out there who would look seriously at historically sensitive reuse, we wonât be screaming at all of the potential bidders who appear on Friday, just the ones who have more money than sense. See you on James Street shortly before 9:00 a.m. And I have a special sign for Andrew Hine that will say âArts, not Farts.â Diane Gerth I really live in the West End. _____________________________________________ To Join: St. Paul Issues Forum Rules Discussion Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ____________________________________________ NEW ADDRESS FOR LIST: [email protected] To subscribe, modify subscription, or get your password - visit: http://www.mnforum.org/mailman/listinfo/stpaul Archive Address: http://www.mnforum.org/mailman/private/stpaul/
