Re: EPA Dialogue Summary: Collaboration (July 16)

[Krusade@aol.com]

The Rocky Mountain Arsenal Clean up project is somewhat unique to most sites, because it has both a Military Polluter, and a Private Industry polluter..and special techniques of guidelines should have been employed to prevent collusion.

I am in complete agreement that the concept and use of a facilitator can have detrimental negative result preventing Restoration Advisory Boards from operating in an advisory status. And should be discontinued until a more practical method can be employed.  One other problem with a facilitator is from which source this person is receiving their payment for service.  

At the Rocky Mountain Arsenal the facilitator is being paid by the polluters, therefore, the direction of orchestrating the meeting to prevent honest disclosure of operations and management of the clean up process is under the control of the polluters.

Restoration Advisory Boards should have their owns mean of financing, Administration cost, Scientific investigations, per, a Technical Advisor, A paid secretary and bonded secretary.


Respectfully, 

Mr. Lee Kaley, Community Co-Chair
Restoration Advisory Board
Rocky Mountain Arsenal