I spent the evening last night knocking on doors in the Nealtown Farms neighborhood that is right next to the White Street Landfill. The goal was to inform residents that the idea of reopening the landfill to municipal waste has been brought up again.
As I’ve previously told you, when I think something is good I’ll make that known. On the flip side, if I feel something is bad I’ll do my best to make that known. In an effort to not let the White Street issue float by, I reached out to WXII late yesterday afternoon to let them know I’d be out making residents aware of what is going on. They came out around 8 pm last night to chat with myself and some of the residents. The interviews resulted in this story that aired on the 11 pm news last night. By the time I was in front of the camera I had been out in the sun for several hours… needless to it showed on camera. Oh, did I mention I started to lose my voice yesterday around noon? I used the little I had left for the interview and as of right now my voice is pretty much gone.
It’s important to know that a lot of folks have moved to the area surrounding the landfill either just before it was closed or right after. These individuals purchased homes under the assumption that the landfill would be closed, and it’s a tragedy that the conversation of reopening it has once again arisen. While Councilman Barber is looking at this issue from a “business” standpoint, I would urge him to realize the importance of having compassion for those living in the area. One would think that before the Councilman attempts to reopen an issue that will outrage residents that he would first try to do something like require recycling at all apartment complexes – reducing the amount of trash hauled to Montgomery County.
And to be clear, I do respect the Councilman and think he has done a good job in the past, but I do disagree with him on this issue.
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