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Tondu has been out of the news for a while. I wondered what they've
been up to.
FILER CITY -- Joe Tondu contends he can reduce pollution and double the
energy produced by his Manistee County power plant, but said he needs millions
of dollars in local tax breaks and guaranteed energy contracts to do so.
"We're kind of taking a wait-and-see attitude until more stuff shakes out,"
said Fred LaPoint of Manistee Citizens for Responsible Development, a local
group that sparred with and ultimately prevailed over Tondu's previous plan to
build a new coal-fired plant in Manistee. He agreed the new technology would
improve the plant's environmental impact.
"If they're making money, and lots of money, why should the public be
expected to help finance this project?" LaPoint said.
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