[quote=“MiG”]
If you search through the past posts, many of them refer to property value, taxes, etc.
If there’s a legitimate complaint about noise and pollution, then the plant should be held accountable. I don’t think anyone is disputing that, are they?[/quote]
As much as I am curious about the emotional, contemptuous responses of outrage to hissyfit’s posts, I am equally curious as to why I even bother to invest any of my own energy responding as well, but I think I will stick to my comment about peasants squabbling.
The people who live in that area lost the battle when whoever had the power to make the decision allowed Pinnacle to legally locate in their neighbourhood as it was zoned industrial. That’s done. They will not get compensation. They will not get a tax break. People can feel badly for them or people can mock them. Nothing is going to change the fact that they are where they are and Pinnacle is right next door.
As well, hissyfit has not been the best spokesperson for the group. He doesn’t appear to be trying to elicit much sympathy (are dust masks really going to be available in the post office?) and he should probably scrap the username. If you are going to be complaining regularly about something, perhaps hissyfit is the last name you want to use. So I do kind of get the “oh no here we go again” reaction when he posts.
However, I really don’t understand the utter contempt directed his way even when he posts something that may be of concern to more than just the few people who live in his neighbourhood. Maybe his complaints about smell, dust and noise have no foundation but I have noticed a smell clear across town as have others. Some here have noticed the dust. Others have mentioned more severe asthma attacks. Maybe Pinnacle is doing everything by the books. Maybe there is nothing that can be done. Or maybe there is something that can be done. But we will never know if we tell hissy and his neighbours to STFU because “he is a whiny moron who was a stupid idiot when he bought his house in the first place”.
Peasants squabbling. And we (including myself) are investing way too much energy into this squabble and not enough into solving a problem which includes smell, dust and limited access to the waterfront, all to the detriment of the whole city not just a neighbourhood.
A couple of months ago in another thread, I tried to get answers to a few questions and it became the last post on the thread, meaning there was no response. So one more try, hissyfit or anybody else.
- How severe is the problem involving dust, smell, and noise. And do you have more than just anecdotal evidence. (I sympathize with the possible decline in your house value, but I am afraid that battle has been lost.)
- What have you done besides come on HTMF to draw attention to your concerns? What have been the responses?
- What promises did the Port, Pinnacle or the City make that have not been met?
- What can you reasonably expect from Pinnacle, the Port or the City to help resolve your concerns?
As I have said before, I am interested in your situation because no matter what the outcome, your struggle can be instructive to the rest of us.
