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14 October 2008
We would like to thank those who participated in the Power Plant Informational Session at
the Andover library last Thursday. Senator Susan Tucker, Representative Barbara L’Italien,
and an aide for Representative Barry Finegold were in attendance, as were an Andover Se-
lectmen, Alexander Vispoli, and Tom Carbone, Director of the Andover Board of Health.
Senator Tucker spoke about conservation and energy policy and Philip Dowds, Chair of the
Massachusetts Chapter of the Sierra Club, explained the Sierra Club’s position on develop-
ment of fossil fuel plants and their specific view on the Billerica proposal. Concerned resi-
dents from Andover and area communities attended, and the session was carried live on
Andover cable.
Although Andover’s exposure to the direct impacts from the plant would not be as great as
that to communities directly surrounding the site, concern for Andover’s water supply was
evident as was concern for Andover’s first responders given Mutual Aid and the reality that
many safety-related questions remain unanswered. Broader concerns with CO2 emissions
and the global implications of potentially building yet another fossil fuel burning plant also
resonated with attendees.
A representative of BillericaPowerPlant.org attended the New England Grassroots Environ-
ment Fund conference in Amherst, MA. Not only was it a valuable networking opportunity
with other groups who are fighting similar proposals, but it reaffirmed the desire of many
residents of the Commonwealth to hold Governor Patrick to his word in terms of making
Massachusetts clean and green.

Of interest to those following the power plant issue may be the new eGRID
database. The Emissions & Generation Resource Integrated Database is an
update to the EPA database that tracks emissions, generation, location and
nearly everything you might want to know about a particular power plant.
As a final note, the financial crisis is hitting the energy sector hard. An arti-
cle in Friday’s Wall Street Journal discussed the vulnerability of power plant
developers given their strong dependence on debt financing.
Meetings/Events
Thursday, October 23, 2008
10:00AM
Energy Facilities Siting Board
The EFSB will continue the October 2 meeting and hear comments
from the proponents. One South Station, Division of Insurance, 5th
Floor Hearing Room A, Boston, MA
Wednesday, November 12, 2008*
7:00PM
Billerica Conservation Commission
The Billerica Conservation Commission will continue its discussion of the
Notice of Intent filed by the developer and the review of the wetlands and
stormwater management issues. Billerica Town Hall, 365 Boston Road, Bil-
lerica, MA
*Note date change from October 22nd.
Press
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News from the West Coast
http://www.bakersfield.com/102/story/395751.html
Our bad air could be bad for the brain, too
BY STACEY SHEPARD, Californian staff writer
Medical research has already shown that fine particulate pollution in the air is bad
for the heart and lungs but new research indicates it may be bad for the brain, too.
A University of California, Irvine experiment found mice exposed to fine particulate
pollution in Riverside and Los Angeles developed brain inflammation caused by
damaged tissue.
The changes in the mice's brains were similar to those found in people with
Alzheimer's and Parkinson's disease, although it's unclear at this point if the pollu-
tion actually causes the diseases, said Michael Kleinman, a toxicologist and adjunct
professor at UC Irvine.
Kleinman said the findings are some of the first to suggest air pollution may be as-
sociated with neurological disease. He recently presented them at the Society of Tox-
icology Annual Meeting in Seattle.
“We were surprised that particles could affect the brain that way,” said Kleinman.
Past research has linked particulates to a higher risk of heart disease, clogged arter-
ies and reduced heart function, and can cause early death, asthma attacks and im-
paired lung development in children.
Particle pollution occurs when tiny specks of dust, chemicals and soot from vehi-
cles, factories and farms become concentrated in the air. The valley's meteorology
and geography helps trap the pollution in the air.
The mice in the study were exposed to concentrations of particles that would be
found on a day when pollution violates the national standard for five hours a day,
three days a week for six weeks, Kleinman said.
The small particles are believed to enter the blood stream through the lungs and
then penetrate a protective layer between blood vessels and brain tissue, Kleinman
said. Another theory suggests the particles may enter the brain after being inhaled
through the nose, via the olfactory nerve.
“More recent studies and the overwhelming body of evidence shows that PM 2.5 has
more severe health effects than ozone,” said Seyed Sadredin, executive director of
the San Joaquin Valley Air Pollution Control District. “The district is pursuing many
measure to address PM 2.5.”

INTOWN NEWS
At the end of the day none of us would
be sad to see the plant leave Chelmsford
if they wanted to...
The issue we have is to see what we can
do to make it better and that’s
everybody’s goal in this.
- Philip Eliopoulos
on Dennis Ready’s show
Town Talk
10/2/08

Board of Selectmen
Chairman Philip
Eliopoulos discusses
Aggregate
on Town Talk with
Dennis Ready 10/2/08
CLICK HERE TO WATCH THE CLIP
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Subject: Aggregate follow up
Hello all,
Great job at the meeting last week. I have a few follow-up
comments on Aggregate.

I am an engineer and I reviewed the test report, however this is
not my field of specialty.
I was surprised that the report needed to be \"edited\" since this
seems to be a standard type test, and most engineers that I
know, write their own reports and let the data speak for itself.
From what I can tell they got the answer they wanted, but I
believe raised some questions.
For example:
1. Using averages is fine but they should include standard
deviations
since the NOx averages were around 88 but there were numbers
up around 95 in the data.
For CO emissions, the average was 71, but peak values of 190
were in the data sheets.
2. The plant is supposed to run at 360 tons/hour, I noticed a
run sheet at 373 tons/hour.
3. There was no data on Volatile Organic Compounds (VOC).
4. The opacity was 0, even though there were observations of 5.
I'm not sure
what the scale is. The data sheet was certified 3/20/08 but
recorded on 9/9/08. I'm not sure why.
5. The power was shut off and the run sheet was not available
for one of the runs since the printer was not turned on. Is this
a legitimate error?
Comments on traffic:
I regularly pass by Oak St due to our family schedule (about 16
trips/week).
On almost all occasions, there can be 6-10 asphalt trucks
noticed during my short trip from Hunt
to Kidder Rd when the plant is running, which it is most of the
time. Stating that \"these trucks contribute to the normal flow of
traffic on 110\" is like saying a hurricane is just a small passing
shower, or there is \"just steam coming out of the stacks\", or
\"the improvements will be truck neutral\".

The roaring sound and smell are unlike any normal traffic on
110.
There have been enough legitimate concerns raised that we can
just simply say no, set limits on the hours they can run their
plant, and come up with a 5 year phase out plan, instead of
continuing to study this further.
This plant needs to be sited in an industrial location.
There is no reason for Chelmsford to be \"pollution friendly\".
All the best attributes of the center
projects fade when you can't even hear or breathe when the
trucks pass through.
I am willing to count trucks if you'd like to get a real answer
rather than
their mathematical estimate, but this is more fodder for contin -
ued discussion,
when I think we know enough to come to a conclusion.
Thanks for your consideration,
Christine McNamara

Chelmsford Board of Selectmen (Aggregate Industries) 9/29/08
Aggregate asks the DEP to be allowed to
increase their hourly production from 360
tons to 500 tons per hour.
C LICK H ERE
fo r V I DE O C L I P
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Aggregate expansion will not
increase truck traffic...so they say.
CLICK HERE for VIDEO CLIP
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Ot her T own T opics
TAX CLASSIFICATION /Split Tax rate
/Split
Here is a Video of the full one hour Tax Classification Debate which
was recently held on the Politically Incorrect TV show.
Click Here
Participating in the debate
for Video
were the following panelists:
Alex Buck - for classification
Matt Cilento - for classification
Glenn Thoren - against classification
Tom Moran - against classification
Moderator - Tom Christiano
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The Town and the 40B law
In light of all the “40B” projects green lighted in Chelmsford in
the past year, with “Hillside Gardens” on Littleton road
next to Aggregate industries being the latest.
The town may qualify for a one year moratorium on 40B
proposals, the town manager has sent the request to the
state and is awaiting their reply.
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The Chelmsford Homeless Problem
Click
Board of Selectmen meeting- 9-29-08 Here
Report from the Town Manager for
regarding transitional assistance
Video
for homeless families currently being
Clip
housed in Chelmsford
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Why Chelmsford won't see civilian flaggers on road details
Click Chelmsford Board of Selectmen- 9-29-08
Here Town Manager talks about
for
the use of civilian flaggers
Video
Clip
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http://www.lowellsun.com/politics/ci_10644068
IT'S ROUGH waters for North Chelmsford over the construction of a
$7.8 million wastewater treatment plant to serve only 2,800 customers.
Water customers say they didn't even know such a plant was going to
be built, yet they're already seeing fees for the new building tacked
onto their water bills.
Several North Chelmsford water customers allege the Board of Water
Commissioners is withholding public records from them.
Chairman Bruce Clark said a financial breakdown of the project, con-
ducted by an independent engineering firm, shows the treatment plant
is not only necessary, but cheaper in the long run than connecting to
the city of Lowell's water source.
Water customer John Gagnon said the residents aren't buying that be-
cause commissioners have refused to show them the study. However,
Gagnon said all it took was a phone call to Lowell City Manager Bernie
Lynch, and residents promptly received a copy of Lynch's cost analy-
sis to buy Lowell water.
\"Water customers never received notice that a vote was going to be
taken on something so big,\" Gagnon said. \"If you have nothing to hide,
why wouldn't you just give us the cost breakdown?\"
- Chelmsford reporter Rita Savard
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Chelmsford Board of Selectmen-9-29-08
Open Session/ Water Treatment Plant
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North Chelmsford resident John Gagnon voices neighbors concerns over
the proposed water treatment plant and the lack of public info coming from
the water district.
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League of Women Voters Candidate’s Debate
Thursday October 16th
7 - 7:30 coffee and casual with candidates
7:30 - 9:30 debate
Arcerio vs Avella,
Atkins vs McClure,
Fargo vs Martinez
and discussion of Question 1
Location : Chelmsford Police station meeting room
2 Olde North Road
Chelmsford, MA
Will be aired live on telemedia channel 10 @ 7:30 pm
with phone in questions from tv audience, also you can forward
questions via email to Phebe Rand, league member
pvrand@comcast.net if you would like to in advance.
Now on Tom Christiano’s
Po l i t i c a l l y I n c o r r e c t
State Rep debate between State Rep Cory Atkins and
Chelmsford's Richard McClure on OCT 14th.
This P.I. show will air on Chelmsford's Channel 8
at the following times:
Tues & Weds 8:30 PM; Thurs 7:00 AM; Sundays 11:00 AM
From October 14th thru October 26th