David Neumann
The secret agreement between the city of Colorado Springs and the Sierra Club may put a controversial emissions control technology being installed at the downtown power plant in jeopardy.
“My understanding is that recent secret negotiations with the Sierra Club conducted by the City Attorney have resulted in an agreement which partially or wholly suspends our contract,” businessman David Neumann, who invented the sulfur dioxide scrubbers, said in an email to the Colorado Springs Utilities Board.
” I appeal to you to have a full and open discussion with the community before you proceed to endorse the dealings of the City Attorney. These dealings by the City Attorney may appear to many of the Colorado Springs Utilities’ citizen-owners and ratepayers as truly egregious acts,” he wrote.
Here is the full text of Neumann’s email:
Dear Colorado Springs Utilities Boardmember:
As you know NSG with its 55 employees has a contract to provide emissions control capability for the Martin Drake powerplant in compliance with EPA requirements. Already $60 million of rate payer money has been committed or spent. NSG stands ready to continue performance of that contract and provide the City with one of the cleanest coal plants in the country.
My understanding is that recent secret negotiations with the Sierra Club conducted by the City Attorney have resulted in an agreement which partially or wholly suspends our contract. I appeal to you to have a full and open discussion with the community before you proceed to endorse the dealings of the City Attorney. These dealings by the City Attorney may appear to many of the Colorado Springs Utilities’ citizen-owners and ratepayers as truly egregious acts.
While it is clearly not my place to judge the City Attorney’s actions, I do believe that NSG, as a vendor of Colorado Springs Utilities, has a right to expect full and open discussions, with substantial Community input, before actions are taken that may adversely affect assets of Colorado Springs Utilities, the Community and NSG.
Thanks for considering this,
David K. Neumann, CEO
Neumann Systems Group, Inc.
If our motives are pure, they should withstand scrutiny – if you have to meet in secret, or are doing something that would embarass if made public, you probably shouldn’t be doing that…
This whole deal stinks.
Why not “judge the city attorney’s actions”?
Corruption in our city government is out of hand. Start the recall effort now before it’s too late.
Thats what I am saying Recal Recall of all teh pinheads
lilithia
The citizens of Colorado Springs need to stop this craziness before it destroys our city. Bach does not have any authority over CSU. Being the control freak liar that he is, it is apparent that he is willing to do anything to destroy CSU so that he and his real estate/developer buddies can benefit financially. Why aren’t more citizens expressing their concerns? The secret meetings are a huge red flag. I have never seen so much corruption in the 30 years that I have lived in Colorado Springs. If Bach has nothing to hide, he needs to be upfront and truthful. Does this man have any integrity or morals? It appears that he does not care how his dishonest and sinister actions could potentially affect Colorado Springs for many years and generations down the road. He needs to be stopped. He will stop at nothing to achieve his selfish and deceitful pursuits. He was elected to lead our city and make decisons that will benefit us in the long term. His decisions and actions are self serving, selfish, reckless, and irresponsible. We need to start a recall action ASAP.