Power plant threatens health of senior citizens in S. Fulton

Power plant

threatens health of senior citizens in S. Fulton

I have lived on Peters Road

in South Fulton County for the past 31 years, less than a mile from the

proposed Williams power plant. This morning I attended a Town Hall Meeting

at Christian City, which is an elderly retirement community consisting

of residential homes, assisted living complex, convalescent center, hospice

and children's homes, also located in close proximity to the proposed

plant.

I was touched to the point

of tears as one lady expressed her concern over how was she going to cope

should this plant with all its pollution go in, because even now with

her asthma there are days when she has difficulty breathing and cannot

go outside. Another lady said to me that no one cares about them because

they don't have many years left to live anyhow.

Our most precious generation

is being threatened! It is unconscionable to me that there is not an uproar

in our community that can be heard all the way to our state capitol. We

must not allow tax dollars to be traded for the health of our citizens,

especially our priceless senior citizens!

Betty T. Smith

Fairburn