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To: Lewiston Town Board and Senator Rob Ortt

Town of Lewiston to allow waste treatment facility

All of our efforts have paid off, and Ensol has withdrawn their permit application!
A most heartfelt and sincere thank you to everyone who signed and helped spread the word. We could not have made this possible without all of your support.
I have delivered the petition to the Town of Lewiston board members and Senator Rob Ortt to let them know that Niagara County deserves better and we say NO MORE.
With this battle won, we'll stay vigilant watching for any other potentially hazardous enviromental proposals in our neighborhood.
Again, thank you all for your support!

Block the Special Use permit to build a Waste Treatment Facility not zoned for the chosen area that lays between residential property and Lew-Port school.

Why is this important?

Niagara County is already home to the Manhattan Nuclear Project waste currently located on 7,500 acres off of Balmer Road in Youngstown, NY and Love Canal, completely uninhabitable, sprawling over 16.83 miles in Niagara Falls, NY. Both sites produced toxicity and numerous health ailments are attributed to living in these areas. The county is becoming the toxic waste dump of the Northeast and does not deserve, want, or need another treatment facility that will pose severe health risks and endanger lives.
Additionally, the Special Use permit on the application is designed to subvert the Town of Lewiston's ability to perform oversight on, or hold accountable the facility for any environmental violations, health ailments attributed to the waste, damage done to streets from increased traffic of heavy trucks, and increased, disruptive noise caused by the facility. It will also allow this facility to be built in an area that is not zoned for this facility and directly contradicts the plans of the Lewiston Town Board to clean up the toxic waste.
Tell the Town of Lewiston Board to DENY this facility being built, and support their own mandate to clean up our environment.

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Updates

2020-08-21 10:44:17 -0400

Petition is successful with 449 signatures

2020-08-20 16:33:43 -0400

A very heartfelt and sincere thank you for everyone's support. I am happy to announce that our efforts worked, and Ensol has pulled its permit application! I am ending this petition and delivering it to the Lewiston Town board and Senator Ott so they know, Niagara County says NO MORE waste treatment facilities. I cannot thank each of you enough for helping spread the word and preventing the project moving forward. We'll be sure to stay vigilant and keep watch for any other environmental threats to our community. Please share the link below that explains Ensol's pulling of their permit:
https://www.wnypapers.com/news/article/featured/2020/07/31/142598/town-of-lewiston-ensol-plan-flares-up-at-session

2020-07-21 22:03:30 -0400

100 signatures reached

2020-07-21 15:33:18 -0400

50 signatures reached

2020-07-20 21:02:59 -0400

25 signatures reached

2020-07-20 12:27:56 -0400

10 signatures reached