Clearing the Record: Dr. Jo-Anne Bessette
There has been unfortunate news coverage regarding the landfill and the former group Citizens' United for a Healthy Future due to several members of that group who took part in a legal settlement with the City of Northampton.
I want to clear the record of one member of that group, Dr. Jo-Anne Bessette.
Dr. Bessette refused to accept the City's offer of legal settlement although she was pressured to by other members of the group. Jo-Anne devoted countless hours to Citizens' United on behalf of the residents living near the landfill. She also spent a large amount of her own money towards legal costs in battling the landfill expansion.
Dr. Jo-Anne Bessette felt that she was in this fight for the entire community and not just for the economic benefit of a few individuals. In our opinion, she fits the definition of hero. She has been an absolute asset in aiding us as we formed our new group to continue the fight against the landfill expansion.
I want to clear the record of one member of that group, Dr. Jo-Anne Bessette.
Dr. Bessette refused to accept the City's offer of legal settlement although she was pressured to by other members of the group. Jo-Anne devoted countless hours to Citizens' United on behalf of the residents living near the landfill. She also spent a large amount of her own money towards legal costs in battling the landfill expansion.
Dr. Jo-Anne Bessette felt that she was in this fight for the entire community and not just for the economic benefit of a few individuals. In our opinion, she fits the definition of hero. She has been an absolute asset in aiding us as we formed our new group to continue the fight against the landfill expansion.


I cannot believe that I am hearing this group maligning the very people who worked so hard and so long, and gave so much to lay the groundwork that you now are continuing in the fight to stop the landfill expansion.
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