NCD980602163_19820930_Warren County PCB Landfill_SERB C_Oxford Public Ledger - PCB Removal Unnecessary-OCR

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~ Removal of the PCB-_ 11111nce on the part of the ·-Bea.ch
f~ -contaminated soil from the ~-., evantual 'YlctJms .that the J r., . sides of main roads In . a . : . I: owner·'IOld the land to them. ._, -::;:
'.: number of counties, ,,{~ _:,:_· .. , 'Suffice it to say, as an _ _ Ed·1tor !.t.
[ ·_ eluding Granville, Is fooU1h; . ~ ::~ ending 10 1bls 4)art Of my ,. . IOL
: • to say the least;· un~· · · ·cotumn/.-·1t1at t would not !Ii-______ ....,::
necessary -.nd po-.slbly '-~ ·:e.av. :fflOVed the .PCB~. . . --1
. dangerous, to say the ~t. ·. ·;,.~contaffilnatecf soH. ·,besplte · :. ·. '-flad thr-ee functions (two na:
· Recent and not-so-nic9nt -:a~., wt,at a -6etter to the editor ; :~_ L~es> In Raleigh. · ~
1 -Incidents In our natloo '-l.l ,-.. -';'.W!'....,Mld t~°"'er day Jn -~-(',,;./_Today Is• big day. After ,.,b -us ■II -too clearly that•-~·:--:,.a1irtter·1ffl--tt-,iS-page,i am• ,-:·-.,;ltl1Tegular morning press:~
whole lot of tnc:tlffer~e '-' _ ~"•· itrpn,gly · ,-gamst •what 3 __ .. ---rence, tie -spoke . fn ~
t>een emplc,yed In 1fl_e _ : :,~ ·-, ~lnci done, b1,.1J have elected _. . ~-aadln at noon; _ was ~
• cHs~al of chemical wastes. -,:-:./ ~ •ttowothers express their -: · ~uled to have .·an Ice -~
The indifference has been on _ :,-vll'Wi 1n tetters rather than ·. · _ , tream party at . the 11..
the part of companies .and •._, \givtnci .'.my own ·as .J -have.· :--' -• E~tlve Mansion at "3:30, =~~
the government. And flier:,. -.,.;-~we.~ J;,~•>, ... -:,_. ., , .-.~d wlll speak twice this _~
has been a lot of stupidity on : •::,'!'.> ·_: ., • .,.:,;;;;:;-·--•---_ evening In -Fayetteville. -11.~
the part of people who ha~ _ _ _ : ·•or fhe;tlfeOf me, as they -_ , _ '. .On Friday, tlls actlv1tles a:. .; ..
come Into contact with It. AU , -, .. _ uy, ::1 •nnot understand · _,,, ·begin 1n our county with a ....
of this adds up to a genuine -. why anyone. would want -to . ~--,:. f'lbbon-c:uttlng at the IVAC _..j
fear on the part qt residents ''.. ',. __ bOlct • fitgh -· 1)Ubllc , Office, --A · ·4>lant near Creedmoor at 10 J
of Warren County, and that ,~ _ --such as oovernor. -..." -: :. · ·-_· -: · -•· m. At .2 p. m. he Is . l
fear, I believe, Js tustlfled. _ -: :On the IChedule Of Gov. -_ _ ~cheduled to help cut >.J
First, the chemical llad · , Jim Hunt, which our --Office -, i · another ribbon _ In )!
been on the -nadstdes ·tor receives Mch week, are 26 :, ,..Cherryville. At '4:15 he goes i
four years and had been Cllfferent functtons Which he ·' -:'to North Wilkesboro for the :
treated with a charcoal has attended« will attend _ presentation of heroism --I
spray. Grass tied grown -up this week. some are In ·•. -.wards, and at 4':30 he will
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on the side of atl these roads, italelgh, , t,t course, .but _ • · recognize workers In · the ;•
through the PCB-many Involve a tot of traveL lighthouse campaign tn that:'? .
contaminated soil. There 11 · He didn't have to leave · -city. At 5 p. m. he will help~ !
no evidence whatsoever that Raleigh for the first two ttlck off the apple festival~ I
anything has happened to _ functions on Monday. On there before going to Lenoir;; •
adf~cent farmland, any Tuesday, he was In Marriott for~ Democratic reception~ I
water supply, or any animal tor_ 8 -aavlngs and 1oan at 5.30 and a district.rally at 1 I
, during that time. So, under · ---. took part In a 4:30. · ~ :
l these _ clrcum,stances, , Why _groundbreaking ceremony -Saturday Is a -llght day ., I
move It? . -·,-· -_ lnWake Forest, took part In with a reception for i
Second, there are many _. dedication of an ex-volunteer award ~Inners In :
; examples, the most recent .,...way In High Point, ___ Asheville at 2 p. m. and a /
-one In Louisiana, _.,.. ...., hetd a press conference speech at another district • ;
landfills or ·other typas .-, ,_. ,nd made a speech at Elon r.ally In Sylva at 5:30. J:
dumpsltes u~d ~r.;:.Jh• ,._ ... Collt9e. nn WadMMav, .he _ . . And I thought I was busy I~ disposal _-of -·dangerous · -· · · · · -·· _...,.__ .
chemicals have leaked end .-· · · -· • .,. · 1: · • "' -Ii · · , .7 ...
caused great harm. Who 11
to NY thetthe one Jn Warren
County will not leak? One
Environmental '.. Protectron
~ency ~'-~~1 'Uld_ •••
!-week.-4ttat~••-~I~ -....~•r
.-. ~:.-:::. ~d-· ~~~,~ -~~--
·:. ·Tt,ere .te ~any thlftgs
, '.-<Which can be aa td about the I Warren County landfill~ and
' • many .9f '. the arg ,mer,ts .
·· against "1t -'-have · .t»een
published In letters 1o· .-tWe
editor on .this page ntiere:\1 «'le on · It toc:t■y), so golng
Into deta II • bout ,. the
. ·arguments here . -is · un-necessary. _ • · · · ·-·
By way of explanation of
the statement about -ffie
stupidity on the part of.some
people · who came Into
contact with a chemical
ttumpslte, ff my .men;,ory
serves _ me correct! y, the ·
folks 'Who ·. const-ructed
homes In the Infamous Love
· canal section were advised
· before the land was sold to
them that the du·mpstte
. elated and It was only after
a' large musure o, In-
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