Dear Neighbors,
Thank you very much for casting your vote of confidence for
me. I feel honored to be the only non-incumbent to have been
elected to the Cupertino City Council.
I feel I won because my priorities for the city are the same as that
of most of its
residents: Health and Safety. I pledge to follow through on my
campaign promises to help make Cupertino a healthier and safer place
for all to live.
There are many issues that are in need of attention by the
City. But none is more
crucial than the air pollutions and mercury coming from Lehigh
Cement Plant possibly doing harm to our children's health and the
health of all who live, work, or visit Cupertino and neighboring
communities (see Issues). I promise to work on this both personally and as
your representative until the pollution issues have been resolved.
I realize that there are
limits to the actions the City Council can take to rectify the situation
since the cement plant resides outside city limits, but there is much
it can do to influence decisions by the EPA, Bay Area Air Quality
District Board, and other government
agencies to compel Lehigh Cement to clean up its pollution.
I will continue to use this web site as a conduit of vital information from City Hall to you the residents of
Cupertino. In the near future this site barry4cupertino.com
will undergo changes
appropriate to these goals. I hope you will bookmark and continue to visit
this site from time to time to see what is going on in your city
government and how your tax dollars are being spent. I believe
in keeping in close touch with residents whom I represent and I encourage you
to contact me by email about your concerns and suggestions at .feedback@barry4cupertino.com.
Thank you again for electing me to your Cupertino City Council.
With Gratitude,
Barry Chang
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Breaking News
Lehigh Violations - Lehigh Southwest Cement Plant served with 2 separate Notices of Violations, one by the EPA for air pollutions and another by the Regional Water Quality Control Board for runoff water polluting. Large fines.
April 28 (Wed.) 6:30pm - Cupertino Community Center "Lehigh Quarry Scoping Meeting details"
Important for all to attend.
Assignment 7 ABC Evening News 04/13/2010 Video
EPA threatens action against Cupertino cement plant