[BCNnet] Lake Calumet marina-what to do

Wed, 8 May 2002 22:34:54 EDT

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BCNnet:

It appears that there is far more to the L. Calumet Marina issue than first 
meets the eye. I strongly urge BCNnet subscribers to follow Joel Brammeier's 
recommendations (attached below).

Walter Marcisz, Chicago, Cook Co.
WJMarcisz@aol.com

In a message dated 5/8/02 11:02:24 AM Central Daylight Time, 
jbrammeier@lakemichigan.org writes:

> I've been asked by several people to suggest what they can do to prevent
> this permit from being issued, and also if there is any recourse if or when
> the permit is issued.
> 
> As far as what we can do, calls letting the Corps know that there is
> appreciable opposition to this permit from a variety of groups will continue
> to document that the Letter of Permission action is being applied
> incorrectly.  I had heard that Senator Dick Durbin's office had gotten
> involved in this issue, but I don't know to what extent. A call to his
> office asking why the Corps is being allowed to use an invalid permitting
> method to the detriment of Illinois waters can't hurt. The following link
> will take you to relevant phone numbers/addresses:
> 
> http://durbin.senate.gov/new2001/helpwithfed.cfm
> 
> If anyone has friends in state or federal agencies (IL DNR, IEPA, USEPA,
> USFWS, IL DNR Office of Water Resources) that work on this issue, they can
> contact them and ask why this process is being used by the Corps and
> indicate that you oppose it.  These agencies must review and comment on the
> Letter of Permission request, so they can pressure the Corps not to grant
> it.
> 
> I am sending a letter to the Corps on behalf of the Lake Calumet Vision
> Committee outlining the legal arguments against this permit.  BCN is already
> signed on.
> 
> If the permit is issued, I do not yet know of any process by which we could
> appeal the decision to the Corps, but I am looking into it.  Other than
> that, litigation would be an option, but as everyone knows, this is
> time-consuming, expensive, and generally not the most desirable way to solve
> problems. I am focusing now on how to prevent this permit from being issued
> at all.
> 
> Joel Brammeier
> Habitat Coordinator / Science Manager
> Lake Michigan Federation
> 220 S. State Street
> Suite 1900
> Chicago, IL 60604
> jbrammeier@lakemichigan.org
> 
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<HTML>BCNnet:
 
 It appears that there is far more to the L. Calumet Marina issue than first meets the eye. I strongly urge BCNnet subscribers to follow Joel Brammeier's recommendations (attached below).
 
 Walter Marcisz, Chicago, Cook Co.
 WJMarcisz@aol.com
 
 
 
 In a message dated 5/8/02 11:02:24 AM Central Daylight Time, jbrammeier@lakemichigan.org writes:
 
 
 <BLOCKQUOTE TYPE=CITE style="BORDER-LEFT: #0000ff 2px solid; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px">I've been asked by several people to suggest what they can do to prevent
 this permit from being issued, and also if there is any recourse if or when
 the permit is issued.
 
 As far as what we can do, calls letting the Corps know that there is
 appreciable opposition to this permit from a variety of groups will continue
 to document that the Letter of Permission action is being applied
 incorrectly. &nbsp;I had heard that Senator Dick Durbin's office had gotten
 involved in this issue, but I don't know to what extent. A call to his
 office asking why the Corps is being allowed to use an invalid permitting
 method to the detriment of Illinois waters can't hurt. The following link
 will take you to relevant phone numbers/addresses:
 
 http://durbin.senate.gov/new2001/helpwithfed.cfm
 
 If anyone has friends in state or federal agencies (IL DNR, IEPA, USEPA,
 USFWS, IL DNR Office of Water Resources) that work on this issue, they can
 contact them and ask why this process is being used by the Corps and
 indicate that you oppose it. &nbsp;These agencies must review and comment on the
 Letter of Permission request, so they can pressure the Corps not to grant
 it.
 
 I am sending a letter to the Corps on behalf of the Lake Calumet Vision
 Committee outlining the legal arguments against this permit. &nbsp;BCN is already
 signed on.
 
 If the permit is issued, I do not yet know of any process by which we could
 appeal the decision to the Corps, but I am looking into it. &nbsp;Other than
 that, litigation would be an option, but as everyone knows, this is
 time-consuming, expensive, and generally not the most desirable way to solve
 problems. I am focusing now on how to prevent this permit from being issued
 at all.
 
 Joel Brammeier
 Habitat Coordinator / Science Manager
 Lake Michigan Federation
 220 S. State Street
 Suite 1900
 Chicago, IL 60604
 jbrammeier@lakemichigan.org
 
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