Email the City Council to stop tank farms from dumping hazardous pollutants

Make plans to come to the City Council workshop on Tuesday, Oct. 27 at 6:30 p.m., South Portland High School (637 Highland Ave.).

Email the City Council before the workshop and ask them to pressure the DEP to use the existing licensing process to stop tank farms from dumping pollutants into our neighborhoods.

City Council email addresses

The City Council email addresses are found here: southportland.gov/411/City-Council. Councilors as listed on Protect South Portland’s original site; please verify against the City’s official page when you write:

• Misha Pride: mpride@southportland.org | (207) 749-7817
• Linda Cohen: lcohen@southportland.org | (207) 831-9574
• Rachael Coleman: rcoleman@southportland.org | (207) 272-0762
• Steven Riley: sriley@southportland.org | (207) 831-4154
• Elyse Tipton: etipton@southportland.org | (207) 632-8983
• Richard Matthews: rmatthews@southportland.org | (207) 216-7543
• Natalie West: nwest@southportland.org

A message you can send

Dear Councilors,

New state data measuring air quality along the fencelines of South Portland’s 120 large petroleum tanks has confirmed the air consistently and dramatically exceeds state standards for benzene, a well-studied carcinogen. At South Portland Terminal on Lincoln Street, one reading registered 12 times higher than the state’s ambient air quality standard, meant to protect people from cancer risk.

I ask you to pressure the DEP to use the existing licensing process to stop tank farms from dumping pollutants into our neighborhoods. Our families should not be paying for the oil companies’ profits with our health.

Sincerely,
[Your name and street or neighborhood]

If you are interested in having your voice heard in person, public comment on any subject is allowed for up to 3 minutes at all City Council meetings. Find schedules and agendas on the City’s agendas portal.