Keep Slippery Rock Creek Safe for All to Enjoy!
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The December Slippery Rock Township Zoning Special Exception hearing has been postponed until January 20222.
Thank you to all who attended the public hearing! If you haven't yet, please consider donating to our legal fund to keep fighting to protect our treasured creek this #GivingTuesday!
GoFundMe: bit.ly/SSRC20k Venmo: @SaveSlipperyRockCreek During the latest public hearing for this project on November 22nd, the vice president of Hei-Way and their expert witnesses assured Slippery Rock Township Zoning Hearing Board and residents who attended, that a cold asphalt plant does not have the inherent nuisances and risks that are normally associated with hot asphalt plants, including highly carcinogenic air emissions, heavy truck traffic, and toxic wastewater discharged into the creek, and that they had done their due diligence of conducting air, sound, water testings/simulations, showing that the creek and surrounding area would be kept safe/not affected by the plant’s operations. The vice president and owner of the company even went so far as to say that no emissions/VOCs are coming off of the current asphalt site in nearby Sarver, PA, and that there wouldn’t be at the Slippery Rock site, either. However, upon cross-examination by SSRC counsel, many alarming contradictions and additional points were brought to light, including how the supposed environmental studies conducted by the expert witnesses were not submitted to SSRC counsel and potentially did not reflect the nature of the site, or that the witnesses were possibly not qualified to conduct the studies or provide expert testimony during the hearing. Some of the most shocking revelations include:
To view the recordings of this public hearing, please visit our YouTube page The next public hearing in our fight to keep Slippery Rock Creek save from Hei-Way Asphalt is Monday, November 22nd, at 1pm! This meeting will be an in-person only meeting, as the Zoning Hearing Board (ZHB) has decided that they do not want any more "technical difficulties" to interfere with the public hearing process. We are working with allied organization, Food & Water Watch/ Food & Water Action to drive as much attendance to this meeting as possible. All attendance is a show of support--also, you are a resident of Slippery Rock Township now is the time to make your voice heard!!! To RSVP to attend the meeting, please click here: secure.foodandwateraction.org/act/attend-slippery-rock-township-public-hearing-hei-way-asphalt-plant To sign our Petition that will be delivered to Slippery Rock Township ZHB, please click here: secure.foodandwateraction.org/act/tell-slippery-rock-township-zoning-hearing-board-say-no-hei-way-asphalt When: Monday, November 22 at 1:00 p.m. Where: 155 Branchton Rd, Slippery Rock, PA 16057 What: Slippery Rock Township Zoning Hearing Board Public Hearing -- Special Exception to HEI-Way Asphalt We will try to livestream the meeting from our page, but that is not guaranteed. If you haven't yet, please consider donating to our legal fund to keep fighting to protect our treasured creek! GoFundMe: bit.ly/SSRC20k Venmo: @SaveSlipperyRockCreek Personal check: Please contact us at [email protected] for further details We are holding our first event to spread awareness of our two-prong legal battle to prevent Hei-Way Asphalt from building their cold asphalt plant that will discharge wastewater directly into the creek! For further event details, please visit the Eventbrite invitation
Festivities will begin at ROCK FALLS PARK, including a daytime DJ , potluck -style meals and beverages, craft booths, and ending the evening with live music and s'mores! Overnight camping will also available. Come out to enjoy the beauty of nature and support our cause! Hope to see you there! With gratitude, Save Slippery Rock Creek and Friends Due to technical difficulties, the Zoning Hearing Board public hearing scheduled for September 29th has been postponed to November 1st at 1pm.
Township officials have decided to have this be a solely in-person meeting, which many residents and supporters are against, due to COVID-19. Join us once again in solidarity, and attend this meeting! We will also try to Facebook livestream the hearing for those who cannot join in person. Join SSRC as we take on HEI-WAY Premium Asphalt Materials! This cold-mix Asphalt company is pressing forward with its attempt to construct a production facility on property directly adjoining the Slippery Rock Creek. Background information here We need to fill the room and have our voices heard! Even being present gives power to the people. You must register to attend either in-person or via Zoom by MONDAY, September 27th https://srtwp.com/meeting-registration/ |
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