Municipal Ordinances

[JKSCHW at aol.com]

I suggest that you contact the Sugar Law Center, the National Lawyer's Guild 
litigation office, in Detroit. A few years ago I helped coauthor a chapter on 
dealing with business location incentives, tax breaks and the like, in a 
democratic way; this was ina  book called No More Candy Store. The business 
location incentive issue is a bit different but may involve useful ideas,a sk 
for a copy of the chapter; also, the Guild Law Center may bea ble to help 
with your research. The current Exec Director is Julie Hurwitz. --Justin 
Schwartz

In a message dated 00-03-28 23:25:22 EST, you write:

<< I'm involved in a local political issue where the USWA is attempting to

 support/get a ban on the use of beryllium in manufacturing processes,

 including the storage of beryllium in the city of Lorain, Ohio.

 

 A couple of years ago the Brush Wellman Corp. got a nice tax abatement

 and other goodies to construct a bronze foundry in an industrial park

 located in Lorain.

 

 The problem is that Brush Wellman will not promise the city that they

 will not use beryllium in the future in Lorain.  Back in the 1940's

 Brush Wellman then called Brush Beryllium poisoned it workers, their

 families and the residents of Lorain both before and after a fire at

 their Lorain plant.

 

 I am looking for a model municipal ordinance that prohibits the use in

 manufacturing processes of beryllium, the storage of beryllium or even

 the transport thru a municipality of beryllium.

  >>