The citizens of Edmonds Street oppose the city councils proposal to convert the vacant land at the corner of Edmonds and Leigh streets to a city landfill because of the pollution, financial issues, health, safety, wildlife, and our precious community pride.
First of all we need to address the issue of pollution. Pollution is causing us to lose the finer things in life. Air pollution will increase due to the trucks and machinery. Methane gas and carbon monoxide will be very toxic to our lungs. Who wants to walk outside to the smell of fumes in an otherwise nice neighborhood? Water pollution can also be a problem due to the garbage dump. The rain water will create runoff that will seep the hazardous materials into the very water we drink. This can create all types of health problems. The run off from the rain water will also destroy our nice green lawns which will create a whole new problem called land pollution. The hazardous materials will ruin the quality of our soil so that nothing will grow. The dis
I pled to the town council to reconsider your position while you still can. Please stop this destruction and keep our town beautiful. The people of the town have spoken and now it is time for you to take action for us.
The dump will create a huge annoyance to all of the city’s citizens. There will be consent noise from the continuous roadwork and trucks. You will have a problem in your departure being postponed due to high traffic volume.
persal of trash will clutter the streets in high wind and rain storms. The air will be filled with the sounds of noise pollution. Our ears will be in pain from the unpleasant sounds of big trucks and heavy duty machines. Why would we want to bring about all of this mess upon ourselves for no worth while cause?
The final issue we need to address is community pride. We will have a loss of recreation. The historical value of the land will be no more. The beautiful scenery of the luscious land will be lost. That part of the city will soon become uninhabited ghost town because