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DECEMBER NEWS 2005

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OUR NEXT COASTAL BEND GROUP SIERRA CLUB MEETING
Time:
Place: Call Pat Suter or Venice Scheurich for location and time

Minutes of Coastal Bend Sierra Club   Meeting—Dec. 20, 2005

COASTAL BEND SIERRA CLUB December 2005 Meeting Minutes

The Coastal Bend Sierra Club met at 11:30 am at the Central Library on Comanche St. on Tuesday, December 20.

After Chairperson Pat Suter called the meeting to order, the first order of business was to elect, by acclamation, Teresa Carrillo to the office of Treasurer. Teresa consulted with outgoing Treasurer, Judy Tor, and reported that the current balance in the treasury is $9,543.96.

Several members had attended the City Council meeting at 10:00 am and they discussed the public comments made and speculated on possible Council action on the matter of closing the beach in front of Holiday Inn on Padre Island to vehicular traffic. Member Hal Suter remained at the Council meeting and used his cell phone to inform the group of the ongoing discussion of this matter at City Hall.

In other business, Joyce Jarmon and Pat Suter reported that results from this area’s seven new air monitors are being reported on the TCEQ website as well as on the University of Texas website. Most of the monitors are event triggered, but two measure more than eighty chemicals continuously. Results show that many hazardous chemicals are being emitted, but so far, the emissions are just slightly below the maximum allowable level. However, Pat expressed concern that no research is being done to study the effects of interactions of these pollutants on areas involved.

Correction to November 2005 Minutes: The name given to the State Parks Superintendent was wrong; it should have been Walt Dabney instead of Walt Mabrey.

The meeting adjourned at 12:50 pm.

Submitted by Venice Scheurich

January 2005 Kemp's Ridley Update by Mina Williams & Venice Scheurich

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Pat Suter	852-7938	Chairman
phsuter@stx.rr.com
Mina Williams	882-1179	V.Chairman
Teresa Carrillo	361-672-4703	Treasurer
Venice Scheurich	241-4289	Secretary
Hal Suter	852-7938	State Delegate
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Venice Scheurich	241-4289	Conservation
Bill Alling		Air Quality
Kathy Griffith	578-5291	Membership/Publicity
Hal Suter and Mina Williams	852-7938	Political
Hal Suter	852-7938	Walks
Hal Suter	852-7938	Rep. to Lone Star Ch.
Kathy Griffith	578-5291	Field Trips
Teresa Carillo	882-3439	Field Trips
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