Comments on: Nestlé Waters abandons plans for McCloud http://salidacitizen.com/2009/09/mccloud/ Community news, blogs, info, videos and events for Salida, Colorado. Wed, 08 Feb 2012 21:17:10 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1 By: StopNestleWaters.org http://salidacitizen.com/2009/09/mccloud/comment-page-1/#comment-1379 StopNestleWaters.org Wed, 16 Sep 2009 21:52:25 +0000 http://salidacitizen.com/?p=4648#comment-1379 McCloud was certainly aided by the rising cost of fuel and a declining bottled water market, but Nestle is already downplaying the role of those who opposed them. In truth, Nestle's McCloud project eventually became a monstrous PR nightmare for them, and while I'm sure they wish they still had their hugely one-sided initial contract in hand, in one sense, they've gotta be a little happy this is over. The got caught playing all the usual divisive games in the community, but because opponents like the McCloud Watershed Council, CalTrout and Trout Unlimited exposed Nestle's inexcusable tactics to the light of day, they got burned a little. Now - wherever Nestle goes - they're confronted by locals who know how Nestle acted in Mecosta County, Fryeburg and McCloud. That residents in Chaffee County - a relative newcomer to the Nestle hit parade - turned Nestle's behavior into enough of an issue that Nestle was forced to address it speaks volumes about what's happened. Good luck to Chaffee County. McCloud was certainly aided by the rising cost of fuel and a declining bottled water market, but Nestle is already downplaying the role of those who opposed them.

In truth, Nestle’s McCloud project eventually became a monstrous PR nightmare for them, and while I’m sure they wish they still had their hugely one-sided initial contract in hand, in one sense, they’ve gotta be a little happy this is over.

The got caught playing all the usual divisive games in the community, but because opponents like the McCloud Watershed Council, CalTrout and Trout Unlimited exposed Nestle’s inexcusable tactics to the light of day, they got burned a little.

Now – wherever Nestle goes – they’re confronted by locals who know how Nestle acted in Mecosta County, Fryeburg and McCloud.

That residents in Chaffee County – a relative newcomer to the Nestle hit parade – turned Nestle’s behavior into enough of an issue that Nestle was forced to address it speaks volumes about what’s happened.

Good luck to Chaffee County.

]]> By: Anne E Vohs http://salidacitizen.com/2009/09/mccloud/comment-page-1/#comment-1336 Anne E Vohs Sat, 12 Sep 2009 22:11:56 +0000 http://salidacitizen.com/?p=4648#comment-1336 This is HUGE...don't let it die in Chaffee County...as they say, "It ain't over til it's over." I don't think anyone wants to look back and have regrets over not trying to make a difference. This is HUGE…don’t let it die in Chaffee County…as they say, “It ain’t over til it’s over.” I don’t think anyone wants to look back and have regrets over not trying to make a difference.

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