Published: January 20 , 2008

Letters to the Editor

Citizen comments do not speak for the community

Recent comments from a citizen reported by the Register asserting that the Chemical Destruction Community Advisory Board (CDCAB) does not represent nor speak for the community deservs a response.

The mission and membership are as follows.

Mission:
"The Chemical Destruction Community Advisory Board, known as the CDCAB, is an independent sub-committee of the Governor's appointed Kentucky Chemical Demilitarization Citizens' Advisory Commission made up of a diverse group of community leaders organized to represent the views and concerns of all sectors of the local community on issues regarding Kentucky's chemical weapons disposal program." 

Members:
o Madison County Fiscal Court
o City of Richmond
o City of Berea
o Berea College
o Eastern Kentucky University
o Madison County Board of Education
o Berea Board of Education
o Berea Chamber of Commerce 
o Richmond Chamber of Commerce
o Chemical Demilitarization Citizens' Advisory Commission
o Madison County elected state officials
o Local environmental organizations
o Pattie A. Clay Hospital
o St. Joseph Hospital, Berea
o Berea Citizen Representative
o Richmond Citizen Representative
o Madison County Ministerial Association
o Madison County Chapter-National Association for the Advancement of Colored People
o Madison County Emergency Management Agency
o Blue Grass Army Depot 
o Blue Grass Chemical Activity
o Bechtel Parsons Blue Grass
o Kentucky Department of Emergency Management
o Kentucky Department for Environmental Protection
o Program Manager Assembled Chemical Weapons Alternatives
o Office of Senator Mitch McConnell
o Office of Senator Jim Bunning
o Office of Congressman Ben Chandler

One would be hard pressed to find a more diverse and representative group brought together to address a single issue.

Sincerely,

Kent Clark, Co-Chair
Craig Williams, Co-Chair