Austin Studio & Garden, 1209 E. Sixth St.
SOS Alliance Against Everything
RECEIVED Wed., July 13, 2005
Dear Editor,
I am so tired of hearing about the whiners from the SOS Alliance. In my opinion, they have lost all of their credibility because they are against everything: AMD bringing jobs to the west side of town, shopping malls in Bee Cave, highways, Lowe's on Brodie Lane, development along 71 West, etc. If they are so dead set against development, why didn't they ever oppose the HEB, Randalls, and the other massive amounts of retail development on William Cannon?
When I moved here nine years ago I met with two SOS board members in regards to the expansion of the Motorola plant (now Freescale) in Oak Hill, which had a sign right outside the Motorola property line that said, “Entering the Edwards Aquifer Recharge Zone.” They did nothing about the toxic chemical-emitting plant expansion; instead, several years later they chose to fight a Motorola office building in the Circle C area complaining about the traffic impact.
Just to let you know I am an environmental activist that took the Lakeway MUD to contested case and stopped an experimental permit next to Lakeway Elementary School. I have traveled throughout the country regarding the sad state of the environmental policy in Texas.
So I am not a person who thinks that environmentalists are some sort of wackos. I value their efforts. But I do believe that SOS has gone too far. Being against everything is simply not credible. Engaging in fruitless litigation is negligent. Whenever I see or hear SOS I think same old stuff! Ho hum! Lastly: AMD, welcome to the west side of town with open arms.
I am so tired of hearing about the whiners from the SOS Alliance. In my opinion, they have lost all of their credibility because they are against everything: AMD bringing jobs to the west side of town, shopping malls in Bee Cave, highways, Lowe's on Brodie Lane, development along 71 West, etc. If they are so dead set against development, why didn't they ever oppose the HEB, Randalls, and the other massive amounts of retail development on William Cannon?
When I moved here nine years ago I met with two SOS board members in regards to the expansion of the Motorola plant (now Freescale) in Oak Hill, which had a sign right outside the Motorola property line that said, “Entering the Edwards Aquifer Recharge Zone.” They did nothing about the toxic chemical-emitting plant expansion; instead, several years later they chose to fight a Motorola office building in the Circle C area complaining about the traffic impact.
Just to let you know I am an environmental activist that took the Lakeway MUD to contested case and stopped an experimental permit next to Lakeway Elementary School. I have traveled throughout the country regarding the sad state of the environmental policy in Texas.
So I am not a person who thinks that environmentalists are some sort of wackos. I value their efforts. But I do believe that SOS has gone too far. Being against everything is simply not credible. Engaging in fruitless litigation is negligent. Whenever I see or hear SOS I think same old stuff! Ho hum! Lastly: AMD, welcome to the west side of town with open arms.
Chris Wilson
Lakeway
Lakeway
