Mr. Hastings does not feel the booms are effective in controlling oil when the tides go in and out. Mr. Evans stated that he had been up two weeks ago for a fly-over and had been up today as well. He was amazed at the amount of oil that had been cleaned up along the shoreline in the past two weeks. Mr. Evans stated that it looked vastly different, although there is still a lot of work that needs to be done. Ms. Stanton stated that she would personally contact him and would no longer accept the word of staff who had previously assured her that he had been contacted.
Mosquitoes are a serious problem now because of the stagnant water due to the booms.
Wanted to know if the problem had been fixed. Mr. Abernathy wanted to know how they could lose 100,000 gallons of oil and not know it. He was assured that an answer would be forthcoming. He was assured that the problem would be addressed. Expressed concerns about an adult swan and six young, perhaps year-old swans that have been released in the creek.