A Nice Concise Letter

A very eloquent letter to the fish wrapper from George Halloran.

clipped from www.keysnews.com The mayor is right: Fire the city manager A recent "Today in Keys History" column stated Key West's waste-to-energy plant opened in 1987 and "was unsuccessful and later closed." Your writer may be confused with a '70s attempt by the city to compost its garbage, which was a failure. The Montenay plant referenced was successful from the start, producing 12 percent of the city's electricity for 18 years by burning our garbage in a safe and legal manner. In 1983, under state and federal orders to close its landfill, the city avoided huge fines by building the Montenay plant. It was still producing electricity when it was shut down two years ago. The problem was not its efficiency, but the complaints of condo owners who had built new homes near the plant. Their attorney, Jim Hendrick, threatened lawsuits, and convinced the City Commission to close the plant rather than refit it, despite a $100,000 study that showed rebuilding the facility was the most economical path.

Well one thing is certain, Jim Hendrick will not be writing any threatening letter to any one. Well he may, but they will have a prison return address, kinda takes the edge off.