Sayreville CAP November 14, 2007 meeting

DuPont

Welcome 6:00 PM

Dave Steward welcomed all to the plant and gave a power point presentation from the community survey about how members of the community feel about DuPont.

George Osei has taken a pension from DuPont and will no longer be a part of the CAP. Jeff Staniszewski, who was very helpful at Sayreville Community Day will be serving on the CAP as another representative from DuPont.

Attendance

INDUSTRY / CORE CAP MEMBERS / NEW COMMUNITY
Dave Steward
Paul Tuck
Sam Poku
Stan Pilch / Charlene Gerleit
Maryann Gordon
Eloise Hanson (absent)
Michelle Murphy
Dolores Suminski
Robert Redford (absent)
Don Curran
Ray Garnett
Mary Kelly / Dawn Cannon (absent)
Donna Flores (absent)
Ron Green (absent)
Mary Ivan
Kathleen Makowski (absent)
Ron and Dorothy Magee
Ken Olchalsky (absent)
Joann Polgar
Mark Wolfthal (absent)

Minutes from the August barbeque meeting 2007 were not available.

DuPont Update
  • Dave Steward showed the members a power point presentation on a community survey that entailed community opinions about DuPont and chemical plants.
  • George Osei has taken a pension from DuPont and is no longer a CAP member.
  • Jeff Stanisweski will be the second CAP representative from DuPont. Jeff was very helpful at Sayreville Day and brings with him years of experience at DuPont as well as his general concerns for the community.
  • Safety is doing well – it’s been almost a year since someone was hurt.
  • DuPont had an emergency drill with the borough on the weekend of November 10, 2007.
  • DuPont has been hiring some more employees ( between 30-35 new hires during 2007)
  • In general, the plant has been doing well, although PYROLUX has been slow.
  • Dr. Sheila Weaver has received a grant on behalf of the RIME program and DuPont has matched that grant money.
  • Land parcel donation – the borough introduced an ordinance to accept the 120 acres donated by DuPont. It will be voted on in the near future. The land includes the Wildlife Preserve and land by the ball field on the other side of Cheesequake Road.
Hercules Update
  • Paul Tuck mentioned that the DEP application is in the review stage.
  • Business is doing well, and a lot of business is being shipped overseas.

Other business

  • Joann Polgar distributed copies of the webpage for the Sayreville CAP ~
  • Please visit the site and bring your ideas to our January meeting.

Upcoming events:

Christmas party at the Spanish Riviera Restaurant on Tuesday, December 11, 2007

Meeting dates:

January 16, 2008~ agenda for the year

February 2008 ~ RSVP for CAPFEST

March 11, 2008~ Tuesday night CAPFEST at East Brunswick Hilton

June 2008 ~ plant tour?

August 2008~ plan Sayreville Day – perhaps place a corporate sponsor ad

September 2008~ Sayreville Day

November 2008~

December 2008 ~ party time!!

Suggested topics for our meetings:

Emergency Response and Notification – reverse 911 – what’s being done?

(Barry Eck can put an emergency scroll on the TVs that have cablevision)

What to do ICE (In Case of Emergency) on your cell phones (quick – about 5 minutes)

Communication with community (maybe some of the info from the power point)

Bios on the plants for our local newspaper

Maybe invite CAP members to watch one of the drills like DuPont had in November?

RIME would like to invite SayrevilleWarMemorialHigh School into their program, however, they need more corporate sponsors to help fund the program (Michelle will look for leads at the CAPFEST)

More community members signed up to find out about the Sayreville CAP, DuPont, and Hercules at Sayreville Day 2007. When would be a good time to extend an invitation to one of our meetings?

Adjourn

Sayreville CAP Nov. 14, 2007 minutes

Hercules

Paul Tuck mentioned that Hercules sold land to the MCRESC for a special needs school. The land is located on Cheesequake Road between the railroad tracks and the baseball field.