PLANT - GlobalWatt - new proposed solar plant for Saginaw

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December 22, 2009

To: Saginaw News

Please post in Saginaw News and Online

From: Felicia McCaw
Saginaw, Michigan

My response to your article titled - “Rays of Hope”

PLANT - GlobalWatt
New Proposed Solar Plant for Saginaw

Thanks to Katherine Latimore’s care for her surroundings and the blight that is continuing afflicting cities small and large. The brave and gusty Latimore, 65, (one of our treasured citizens of Saginaw, Michigan) gathered together dozens of neighbors and rallied against the construction of a federal prisoner halfway home now located at Leon Scott and Norman. Which to my opinion was and is a waste of time and money when there was already a suitable building on State Street which was torn down at the expense of the City of Saginaw (please verify this). Furthermore, that building was closer to the City of Saginaw Police Department where any disturbances could be quickly staunched.

Although, I stated that it was a waste of time and money the half-way house that was built to replace the old building is a very nicely built and kept facility and by glancing at it you can tell that someone is being kept there due to …should we say allegedly wrongdoing (that is the question that everyone is asking) when they are being let out early and continue to break the law and get into the same mischief over and over.

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December 22, 2009
To: Saginaw News
From: Felicia McCaw
Saginaw, Michigan
My response to your article titled - “Rays of Hope”

Now for a positive note we (City of Saginaw citizens and surrounding counties) are elated that a new plant (Global Watt of San Jose, California startup company) (valued at $177 million) is coming to the City of Saginaw. This plant is by far the most positive thing that has happened to this city in a long time and will hire approximately 500 workers within five years. Also, due to the anticipation of having a new plant in this area this good news, as well as having, a community police officer patrol the neighborhood, continuance to demolish the Northeast Side’s eyesores and the improvement of roads is just like having icing on a cake and being able to eat it too.

The City of Saginaw’s resident are happy that the Citizens of Saginaw (residents of Saginaw) are coming forth and letting everyone know what is going on instead of listening to gossip and speculation. According to the Saginaw News the proposed location of this plant will be located at 1200 Leon Scott which is blighted and features a criminal element that remains but has slowed in recent years.

The reason why the criminal element has slowed and is steadily being constantly removed is due to the City of Saginaw Drug Force Elimination Team. This team is constantly and continually working to wipe out this criminal element and that is why this section is not worser than it could be. Maybe some representatives of the City of Saginaw and from the GlobalWatt Plant should go to bigger cities like Flint, Detroit, New York and others and you will

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December 22, 2009
To: Saginaw News
From: Felicia McCaw
Saginaw, Michigan
My response to your article titled - “Rays of Hope”

see a lot of deteriorated neighborhoods due to lack of jobs and the breadwinner’s inability to maintain their homes and families due to lack of employment. This is why there is so much crime because no one is going to let their families starve. The lack of jobs and the continually closing of so many companies, plants and the list goes on and on to explain why so many people are out of work is increasing the outporing of criminal activity everywhere.

So any action on your part to not put a plant where it will help end some of this criminal activity will not help the City of Saginaw financially, emotionally, or positively. But doing so will help this city get back on it feet. This will help the City of Saginaw get more contracts, generate more money to enable wise investments and obtain more capital for the City of Saginaw. This will allow certain members of the City of Saginaw Council Members to learn to invest and diversify a certain amount of money of the City of Saginaw to start earning interest and monies on behalf of the City of Saginaw Residents.

Thank you for reading and listening to me.

Felicia McCaw
Former Employee of the City of Saginaw
City Assessor’s Office
Student at Saginaw Valley State University & Delta College
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