VX Nerve Gas Disposal Resolution

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The following letter contains the edited text of a resolution that was passed at the CuCCGP meeting on April 18, 2006:

      Green Party opposes VX bay dumping

            The Cumberland County Citizens Green Party joins the chorus

            of local officials and concerned citizens in stern 
            opposition to the U.S. Army's plan to dump all or most of its 
            stockpile of a watered-down version of VX nerve gas into the 
            Delaware Bay.
            We are concerned about the effects of dumping this dangerous 
            by-product of VX nerve agent on the fishing industry, which could 
            cripple the livelihoods of many bayside residents living in 
            Greenwich Township, Fortescue and Bivalve. It could lead to the 
            killing of many species of fish.

            It also could have dangerous effects on human beings who eat the 
            affected seafood, especially those with weakened immune systems and 
            conditions that affect the nervous system. It could taint the water 
            supply of residents in the region because many residents draw their 
            water directly from the Delaware Bay. 
            So the CuCCGP urges the officials involved to scuttle this plan 
            because of the adverse effects it could have. The CuCCGP further 
            urges the officials involved to consider alternate methods of 
            disposal.
            Gregory L. Lane,
            County chairman
            CuCCGP
            Hopewell Twp.