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San Francisco to vote on George W Bush sewage works

Posted by: Aqua Blog Maven on June 27, 2008 at 9:21 am

I found this on the Water Sisweb site (http://www.siswebs.org/water/). From the Times UK:

San Francisco is to hold a vote on whether to rename one of its largest sewage treatment facilities after George W. Bush, in what supporters describe as “a fitting monument to the President’s work”.

More than 8,500 signatures have already been gathered in support of the plan — 1,300 more than the minimum required to get the proposal on the November ballot. The scheme was devised by an official-sounding group called the Presidential Memorial Commission of San Francisco.

“On matters ranging from foreign relations to fiscal and environmental stewardship, no other president in American history has accomplished so much in such a short time,” says the group on its website. “We believe this is an appropriate honour for a truly unique president. If you think so too, join this grassroots movement to rename this important and iconic landmark in his honour.”

The official renaming ceremony — the sewage facility is currently named the Oceanside Water Pollution Control Plant — would take place in January, when the next President is sworn in. Part of it would include a “synchronised flush”, described as a way to send a gift to the renamed plant.

Read the full text of this article from the Times UK by clicking here. And if you haven’t checked out the Water Sisweb yet, you should - click here. There is a lot of great information there - and much more serious than this article, I might add.

June 27, 2008 · Filed Under Weird & Wacky Water News