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<br /> 4/16/1997 16: 3E 868-929-9974 BEHRMANN & CASTAING PAGE 91 <br /> April 16, 1997 <br /> RE; Bill N 62 Hearing April 24, 1997 <br /> Aloha Bounty ~uicil umbers: <br /> r~rn <br /> We are writing to each of you, to inform you of mt~ sw7 wpposiiilon <br /> to an irradiation plant being built here on this islanpp~Q1+~1~D~2FA~A~j~jA~1 <br /> t~,3uNT U <br /> want b2 million dollars of our mmey to to spent on s facility. The <br /> guise is to boost the local eocnarry. This is not based on factual data. <br /> 'There are groups fran the mainla;x] & Japan that have stated that they <br /> will STRCT]GI,Y boycott any irradiated foods. 'The only plant in the U.S. <br /> that irradiates food is running in the red, by millions of dollars. the <br /> remainder of them irradiate medical supplies, etc. The feasibility of <br /> building this facility based just on this information is enough to <br /> not invest CiAt county dollars. The only persons that will ecwtanically <br /> gain frcm such a proposal are the persons hired to do studies, consultants <br /> and the construction canpanies. Not the people on this island. The farmers <br /> who g~ tropical fruits want to broaden their market, but at whose <br /> expense? Ours, as we have to live with the plant which contains dangerous <br /> nuclear material. We import a HUGH amount of food from other places. I <br /> would much rather see this $2 million dollars be set up to help local <br /> farmers with growing food for this island and others. Stich as low <br /> interest loans, support systems for areas to get their produce to market <br /> etc... the same kind of low interest loans the big corporations get, like <br /> C. Brewer with the sugar production. Why is it that big Wrporations get <br /> the support and the people of this island are the cries that have to <br /> struggle. Tt seams Lhat b2 million dollars would help support the areas <br /> of this island that are agricultural and arE devastated by the closing <br /> of sugar. These are just a FFw reasonable items concerning why an <br /> irradiation plant should not be built. Please do rwt consider using our <br /> money on such a foolish venture. <br /> Helen Eehrnann & Mar~zs Castaing <br /> <br />