Former Vice Mayor Richard Skorman attended Wednesday’s Utilities Board meeting.
He told the board that he appreciated that it was moving ahead with a study of decommissioning the Martin Drake Power Plant downtown but that it was “closing the door” on retiring Drake in the near future because the board had already decided to invest millions of dollars in an emissions control technology.
He said the community would probably have to live with Drake in downtown for the next 30, 40 or 50 years and that he wouldn’t live long enough to see it decommissioned.
“We’ll spread your ashes at Drake,” City Councilman Bernie Herpin told Skorman, generating both laughs and gasps.
Here’s video of the meeting:
Thank you councilman Herpin for speaking the truth. I love the Drake power plant its a landmark and its doing a fine job.
Maybe Skorman can twitch his nose and make it go way.
lILITHIA
I HAVE A FAMILY MEMEBER WHO LIVES NEAR THE RAILROAD TRACKS AND THEY ARE RUNNING EVERYDAY LOADED WITH COAL OR COMING BACK NOT ONE EVERY OTHER DAY. SOME DAYS THEY RUN TWO THREE TIMES LOADED WITH COAL SO SOMEONE IN TX IS USING THAT COAL.
THE COALMINERS AND THE RAILROAD WORKES WORK VERY HARD TO KEEP US FUNCTIONING AND COMFORTABLE EVERYDAY . I SERIOUSLY DOUBT THAT WILL CHANGE BECAUSE A FEW WANTS A STADUIM IN PLACE OF IT.
GET REAL SKORMAN
Yeah Bernie!!!!
Richard, at least gather some facts before you start talking about coal trains and power plants. On second thought, just go away…
Way to go Bernie. While I generally like Skorman someone needs to stand up to these bleeding heart liberals and tell it like it is. We will lose too many businesses and business opportunities if we do not keep our rates down and alternative energy will drive away business. Coal will live on for a long long time
Louie, I’m pretty sure, with the exception of the Sierra Club, the “bleeding heart liberals” are not the ones that keep pushing to the decommissioning of Drake.