HOLYOKE CITIZENS FOR OPEN GOVERNMENT (HCOG) http://hcog.homestead.com
ON HOLYOKE’S PROPOSED PRIVATIZATION
OF ITS WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANT
“Everyone” is talking about the sewer rates but now it is time to give our feedback to the public officials who make the decisions!
CONTACT YOUR CITY COUNCILORS (list below)
Councilors who support the Mayor’s one-bid private contract
•Call and ask them to explain their position to you•Ask them to hold a meeting in the Ward to answer questions•Ask them to support other city councilors motions just to seek an alternative bid for a publicly-run plant to compare costsR. Feyre (at large) 536-6638 J. Leahy (at large)535-3353
J. McGiverin (at large) 536-6557 J. Lecca (Ward 4) 533-7737
J. McDermott (at large) 536 7844 D. Lopez (Ward 2) 532-4496
J. Brunelle (Ward 5) 532-0627 M. Joyce (Ward 7) 536-1097
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Councilors who oppose the Mayor’s one-bid private contract:
•call to thank them and offer help to convince neighbors and residents
Mark Lubold 413 533 5744 (Ward 6) Elaine Pluta 413 533 2561 (at large)
Helen Norris 413 536 3858 Kevin Jourdain 413 538 5519
Lillian Santiago 413 536 2535
•WRITE LETTERS TO THE MAYOR at & CALL
Call 322-5510 OR e-mail sullivam@ci.holyoke.ma.us
• TALK TO YOUR NEIGHBORS
•JOIN HCOG (Holyoke Citizens for Open Government
COME TO OUR NEXT MEETING 6:30 pm THURS. FEB. 24TH
250 Open Square Way, Holyoke. Rm. 405 (center blue door)
(Downtown between 108 Lyman and Dwight Streets)
Directions at www.opensquare.com
E-mail us: holyokewater@hotmail.com
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•ATTEND CITY COUNCIL MEETINGS
Meeting calendar is on city website: www.holyoke.org and at city hall•DEMAND MOTION FOR APPROPRIATION FOR A PUBLIC BID
BE VOTED OUT OF THE FINANCE COMMITTEE FOR A
CITY COUNCIL VOTE
Contact Finance Committee Chair Ray Feyre 536 6638•WRITE LETTERS TO THE EDITORS
Republican “Letters-to-the-Editor” column: letters@repub.comRepublican Mg.Editor Mike Grady mgrady@repub.comChicopee Herald, Mg. Editor, Mike Dobbs news@reminderpublications.com
Hello Holyoke, Editor Owen Donahue helloh@aol.com
Holyoke Sun, Editor Hope Tremblay thesun@turley.com
WFCR radio 88.5 FM Bob Paquette news director bob@wfcr.org
Channel 40 WGGB news40@wggb.com
Channel 22 WWLP
News director Mike Garreffi mgarreffi@wwlp.com
413 377 1160
http://www.wwlp.com/tv22/contact.html
•CONTACT THE EPA (Environmental Protection Agency)
to protest the July 1 deadline because we are working on an alternativeand the city council and public only received information from the cityon the first of December.Office of Environmental StewardshipU.S.Environmental Protection AgencyOne Congress Street, Suite 100Boston, MA 02203Attention:Douglas KoopmanFor More Information:
