This is making the rounds..

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There have not been and may not be many more opportunities for members of the greater community to hear or make comments on the Gotion Electric Vehicle lithium battery giga plant planned for Mecosta County, so attending every meeting is crucial. There are two upcoming events to make our voices heard.

The first of these public meetings is Tuesday, March 14th at 7pm. Green Charter Township will be holding their monthly board meeting. We need to tell them we want an OPEN FORUM to discuss concerns, not a controlled forum meant to silence us, which is what the second event in April will be. The April forum is listed below along with the details for the March 14th meeting. The way they're conducting this forum will NOT allow open dialogue, only a one sided, biased flow of information.

There are many facets to be concerned about in regards to this plant going in. The two biggest facets are the environmental impacts and the fact that this company was founded in China and has 1/3 partial Chinese ownership. The ever present risk of the Chinese Communist Party’s dominance of every aspect of life in and outside of China is not something to overlook, since they are considered a hostile nation. Here is a list of cautions and dangers in regards to both concerns:

-Gotion ownership is proven to be partially controlled by CCP elements. The Gotion president is a member of the CCP AND the WEF (World Economic Forum)

-The Chinese Communist Party (CCP) controls everything in China. They will control Gotion, and they will control 500 acres of Michigan land on taxpayers dime

-No real answers have been given by Gotion to any questions so far. Only publicity activity. Nothing contractual.

-The giga plant will be within a few miles of the new cyber security program at Ferris with access to US spy satellites.

-America is currently in a Cold War with China.

-Factories, farmland, companies, media outlets are merely forward operating bases.

-Some states are already banning Chinese ownership in their state.

-China finances “Confucius Centers” in many major universities including U of M which are used to gather information on America.

-Chinese business operations outside of China brings their own police force to control its workers. The FBI recently closed down the station in NYC.

Environmental concerns are just as serious:

**Chinese company buying 500 acres of beautiful woods and farmland, TAX FREE for 30 years

**Bulldozing countless acres, destroying wildlife and endangered species habitat to MOVE THE WETLANDS

**Very near to the Muskegon River and on a watershed

**Next to airport

**Pollution of water and air and ground contamination - what will they do with the thousands of gallons of contaminated waste water?

**Planned operations of 6 days a week, around the clock

**Toxic chemicals transported into area by water and train

**Stored materials have risk of explosions and fire

**Potential for release of poisonous gasses

**Hazardous to aquatic life and other ecosystems

**Big Rapids resources will be overwhelmed - 38,000 gallons of water usage PER HOUR

**Health risks for employees, including cancer and respiratory ailments

The facility is expected to produce up to 150,000 tons of cathode material and 50,000 tons of anode material a year. What does this mean exactly? What raw materials will be shipped over our Great Lakes and over our land by train? Cobalt, manganese, lithium, aluminum, nickel, and graphite are just a small list of those materials. They may be naturally occurring, but the mining of some of these materials are horrific for the earth and pose health risks to the people mining them AND the people working with them. The risks to our environment are not just risks for the people of Mecosta County, but to everyone surrounding Mecosta County, all the way to Lake Michigan. Michigan has the largest freshwater lakes in the world, and we DO NOT want them put at risk or destroyed.

If East Palestine taught us anything, it's taught us that we cannot rely on our government that we fund with our taxpayer money to take care of Americans in the event of a catastrophic event. The EPA has done little to nothing for the people of East Palestine and it's doubtful that will change. We MUST have these issues at the forefront of our minds as we consider this plant being put in. Big business and big government do NOT care what happens to the people in our communities or the land we live on and their history proves that. Big business WILL pollute our land, and big government WILL let them. Please plan on attending any and all events that come up to protest this plant.

WHO: Green Charter Township
WHAT: Board Meeting
WHERE: Green Township Hall - 21431 Northland Dr, Paris, MI 49338
WHEN: Tuesday, March 14th @ 7pm
WHY: To tell them we want an open forum, not a one sided show

WHO: Green Charter Township
WHAT: Informational meeting/Panel Discussion regarding the upcoming Gotion Battery Plant.
WHERE: Green Township Hall - 21431 Northland Dr, Paris, MI 49338
WHEN: Wednesday April 5 @ 6:30pm

OR: Online at GoToMeeting via the link on our website www.greentownship.org

Here are some articles for further reading, including Whitmer's announcement back in October, and a list of questions from the Big Rapids Township Board:

https://bigrapidstownshipmi.gov/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/BRT-Gotion-Questions-November-21-2022-002.pdf

https://www.weforum.org/people/li-chen-ec7664c21f
https://www.greentownship.org/_files/ugd/958d79_81f0a0aec1384d159a491de85cfb78ea.pdf

https://www.michigan.gov/whitmer/news/press-releases/2022/10/05/whitmer-announces-new-battery-component-manufacturing-facility-in-big-rapids

https://www.detroitnews.com/story/business/autos/2023/02/24/gotion-puts-battery-plant-plan-on-hold-in-one-of-two-mich-towns-official-says/69942110007/

https://www.bigrapidsnews.com/news/article/big-rapids-township-still-part-gotion-battery-17816958.php