Abatement Monitoring Committee members Glenneth Lambert and Karl Parker met today with the new Director of Environmental Health, Jasjit Kang, Environmental Health Specialist James Scott, Hobergs Historical Association Development Director Scott Schellinger and General Manager Dan Nelson.
This was an important meeting — since January we’ve been working to bring Jasjit and James “up to speed” on the project and encourage their engagement in order to establish continuity and regain momentum. Scott and Dan reviewed the work that has been accomplished to date and that remaining to be completed, and outlined future plans for development. We then donned rain gear and took a rather wet, blustery and chilly tour of the property.
The wind-driven rain made it impossible to keep my camera lens clear, but even so I was able to capture a decent record of what we saw. I’ve posted a few of the photos here, along with a group shot taken on a similar tour (with former Environmental Health Director Ray Ruminski) on September 16, 2016. A comparison of the two group photos show clearly the changes that have taken place in the past year-and-a-half.
Supervisor Rob Brown has requested an update on the status of the Hobergs abatement project for the Board of Supervisors meeting on Tuesday, March 27. This will be a good opportunity for members of the Cobb community to hear about plans for completion of the abatement, as well as to express concerns to the County leadership.
In the meantime, I welcome questions or comments.
Sincerely, Karl E. Parker