I know you will take up the plastic bag issue again, soon.
You all know, where I stand, and where my grass-roots citizens Group, Save the Bag: Los Alamos, stands on banning and taxing plastic shopping bags. We oppose the petition, and all efforts to ban and tax plastic shopping bags in Los Alamos County.
Over the course of the last few months, I have attended the three meetings the ESB has held on this issue. In the June and July meetings the board members voted twice to TAKE NO ACTION on this issue. In the June meeting the vote was 3-3. In the July meeting the vote was 4-2. Some of them set aside their personal beliefs for this vote. I commend their leadership in doing that, and ask that you do the same. In speaking with some of you on this issue, I know you want this ban. You think it will be beneficial to the environment and to Los Alamos. I have previously sent you four white papers, written by my colleague, Becky Chamerberlin, with non-industry, and academic data on this issue -- as requested by Councilors Henderson and Sheehey. If you have read Becky's papers, you will see that a ban and tax on plastic shopping bags will not help Los Alamos, the environment, or the people and business of our town in any way. (If you have not read Becky's papers, please follow the link to our blog, HERE to read this information.)