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Overview of the Scarboro EJ Council Meeting on March 20, 2002
Reported by: Tina Kirk
Tina Kirk meets with Scarboro
Community Capacity Building Project advocates.
From left to right, Mr.
John Rosenthal, Dr. Lonnie Sharpe, Tina Kirk, and Mr. James Hill.
John Rosenthal from
Urban Technology informed the group of the assistance they could issue
the Scarboro community. He said they would gain access to the internet,
receive technical assistance, and assistance from Massie Chairs,
which consisted of technical advisors. Dr. Sharpe, the Samuel
Massie Chair of Excellence at Tennessee State University, offered assistance
with soil and water testing. John Rosenthal spoke about the success
of the Savannah Georgia Project, which is similar to the Scarboro project.
James Hill, a representative for Scarboro, confirmed that Scarboro is seeking
a
resource center and planning to make internet access available for
the community.
Mr. Hill is concerned with
funding for internet access. He also informed us that the EPA’s sample
study still has no
findings, but the information will be available soon. The representative
of the NAACP mentioned that health impacts the EPA
evaluation. She mentioned that the Health Impact Subcommittee
is setting up a website.Information gathered
from Florida A&M University (FAMU) will be available.
Tina Kirk assists in setting
up the community computer lab at
Mt. Zion Baptist Church
I feel this meeting
was a great start to get the goals of the Scarboro project known. I now
know what Scarboro
is trying to accomplish as far as improving the community I’m from.I
feel the improvements for Scarboro are a great idea.
A resource center for the community is great and it will be worth building
if the residents take advantage of it.It will be a waste if the residents
don’t support it. I’m looking forward to whatever assistance I can
offer this summer. I support the plans for Scarboro and I hope everything
will fall in place soon.