FB Chronicle Front-page: Update on CABRLE Victory (Contested Hearing Allowed)--
Get this FB Chronicle front-page update on the CABRLE victory and upcoming contested hearing by clicking the title link above.
Background at:
http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/nb/fortbend/news/4998528.html
http://www.fortbendnow.com/news/3170/blue-ridge-landfill-opponents-will-get-their-day-in-court#c016385
Stay informed and keep in touch as MCC/CRD will continue to follow this local effort to stop this expansion!
Labels: cronyism, Environmental Quality, political corruption, Tipping fees
posted by responsible_dvlpmnt at Thursday, August 02, 2007
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FB chron comment on this story:
responsible_dvlpmnt wrote:
This is a victory for CABRLE & residents of Missouri City, Fresno, Arcola, Pearland and the Houston tri-county area. Earlier this year, after reports of the Greater Fort Bend County Economic Development Council, Missouri City Council & Fort Bend County Commissioner endorsements of this proposed expansion, TCEQ ruled against a contested hearing, even after nearly 1100 homeowners in the vicinity signed a petition against this project (all the time corporate executives claiming they wanted to be "good neighbors"). After the three large Houston media networks got involved suddenly a new hearing was allowed and the earlier decision reversed. We're now being allowed a contested case hearing!
I noticed in another newspaper article that Jeff Wiley was giving his usual glowing annual report for the GFBEDC, but didn't mention this set-back for the growth at all cost fore-cast that was made. I would like to ask Mr. Wiley and many of his political associates in our councils, commissions and boards if they are aware of the impact this type of negative growth will have on our communities health???
-On to the contested hearing and congratulations to all the efforts of CABRLE and affiliates, supporter, petitioners!
PS--If AW doesn't get this site expansion be on the watch for a county commissioners gift of a possible new location in the county for another one!
*****
Chris Calvin, Ph.D.
responsible_dvlpmnt@yahoo.com
http://missouricitychatter.blogspot.com
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7/26/2007 7:26:29 AM
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FBN comments:
1 K D Tunstall - Jul 25, 03:02 PM
Get ready for the fireworks folks.
If Allied is allowed to damage, both the TV stateions, and the ground water….....THEY MUST BE HELD LIABLE. I wonder if the lollypop guild will be on hand?
2 Rodrigo Carreon - Jul 25, 03:36 PM
Plublic chance to be a winner, by supporting CABRLE for justice to all and our future. THANK YOU
3 TexMex - Jul 25, 03:41 PM
Sounds like a typical East Fort Bend County situation- local citizens Versus big business and the Missouri City Council. I hope the Council really seriously considers their position and how bad they will look as the truth gets out.
4 Rodrigo Carreon - Jul 25, 05:11 PM
Fresnos future new Public Water Well of Fort Bend Fresh Water supply District #1 has been completely drilled at 2700 FM 521, only five block from south of landfill on 2200 FM 521. Serious public concerns for public water, will only increase without an end. Expecting safe clean water storage tankers to stand, when constructed starting in August 2007 to future?
5 Robin Schneider - Jul 26, 10:28 AM
Congratulations on the victory in securing a hearing on the permit! Good work!
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6 Concerned SE Missouri City Resident - Jul 26, 10:51 AM
This is fantastic news! Thank you Mr. Morrison and CABRLE for the hard work you’ve done to date. More of us need to pitch in now, to stop the proposed expansion.
8 Noel Pinnock - Jul 27, 03:13 PM
This is one small step for the affected residents but a giant leap for the preservation of humanity and the quality of living for all residents in Missouri City.
9 TexMex - Jul 27, 05:11 PM
I agree with you Noel 100%. Citizens of the area (and MoCity) need to be cognizant that there are options in this situation that are not even being considered. Isn’t there any additional land anywhere in Fort Bend County away from communities that could be used? I see empty stretches of land everywhere not anywhere near communities. Why can’t municipalities look at some of these sites as an alternative? Why do cities always have to take the easiest approach? This landfill is going to contaminate a huge area that is very close to residential housing. Public officials need to think out of the box and come up with another option in this case.
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11 kaymc - Jul 29, 09:05 AM
Mary,
First, it’s not the job of opponents to find a good location for a landfill on behalf of Allied Waste. It’s Allied Waste’s responsibility to locate their landfills in areas that don’t serve as a detriment to human beings (or block an entire region from receiving data on where a Hurricane is going to hit land).
Second, Blue Ridge Landfill has at least 13 years of capacity left, which gives them plenty of time to go find a new location on their own if the state turns them down for the expansion.
But if it were our responsibility to do the relocation work for poor little Allied Waste, it could be noted that Long Point Landfill was on the books before Commissioner Stavinoha used the county’s lighting ordinance to kill it. It’s far away from any city, in the southern part of the county and supposedly had 48 million cubic yards of capacity. This is a much more suitable location for a landfill than Blue Ridge. But I guess the commissioner’s family or friends must have land in the area or something.
The real problem is that these landfills aren’t being set aside for Fort Bend County. By far the bulk of the garbage filling up Blue Ridge Landfill is from Harris County. And if Long Point Landfill would have been put into service, its owners were counting on making money by importing Grade A Houston garbage, too.
Harris County is only too happy to let Fort Bend serve as its literal dumping grounds. If Fort Bend commissioners were doing their jobs and serving their constituents, they’d set up a couple of landfills situated in areas such as the Long Point Landfill and decree they are not allowed to take Houston’s garbage.
12 Rodrigo Carreon - Jul 29, 10:52 AM
7 & 10. Mary; What’s your point for landfills in state prison property? Medical studies can be preform for landfill health effects and pay higher wages to prison guardians?
13 Tom Hilton - Jul 29, 11:02 AM
I’m shocked (shocked!) to hear that our Fort Bend County Commissioners and Economic Development Council are pushing a project benefitting big business at the expense of the Quality Of Life for Fort Bend County residents. Not!
Arcola will want to know how this project will affect the joint water project between Arcola/Fresno.
Tom Hilton
14 One down six to go - Jul 29, 01:31 PM
I have two words TIPPING FEE
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16 kaymc - Jul 29, 05:07 PM
Well, Mary, if you are aware it’s not necessary for opponents to solve Allied Waste’s landfill location problem for them, why do you keep bringing it up? Repeatedly asking opponents if they have a better idea where Allied can store waste certainly seems to me to imply that you believe opponents have that responsibility.
If you recognize that opponents have no such responsibility, good for you.
Are you suggesting Allied has no responsibility to the environment or the community?
By the way, if you re-read my post you’ll see that I did offer an option – let Allied revive the Long Point location or purchase other acreage 20 or 30 miles away from an existing city.
And if Allied needs a landfill primarily to serve Houston and Harris County (which they do, which is why they want to expand Blue Ridge) then let them locate a new landfill in Harris County.
17 Standup FB - Jul 29, 05:32 PM
The reason that was given for the closing of the Long Point dump was that it was to crowded. To many residents used it and the trucks had to wait in line.
Two things to note though…
1. Trucks have to wait at the Blue Ridge.
2. Just as many residents use the Blue Ridge.
So, I would like to see what the real reason is. Could it be that they did not expect this area to grow up as fast as it has. And, now they don’t want to look for another place. They would rather say, you knew it was there before you moved!
One last comment…
We all know that MONEY makes the world go round. So, it should not surprise us that MONEY is making it easier for Allied to have what they want! Maybe we should check into making them set up a fund for us, the residents, so that when a hurricane comes and destroys us or when we get sick from the mercury, it doesn’t all have to come out of our pockets. We don’t see those tipping fees and they sure don’t line our pockets.
18 Rodrigo Carreon - Jul 29, 05:54 PM
#15.Mary, state prison property could be
propose/ land found and research, as your asking for on #10. Mary? What opinion will you give on land found(prison property) an combine with landfills? Or whats your solution as a costumer, for land to be found, but prohibit landfills future in our community Fresno/Arcola.
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20 kaymc - Jul 29, 08:37 PM
Mary,
Of course, I’m under no obligation to waste my time in unpaid research to benefit Allied Waste.
It would be easier for us as opponents to this blight on the community and environment not to answer your question/demand if you would only have posed it once, instead of of repeating it until you goaded a response.
If you are neutral and have no opinion on an issue of this magnitude, my suggestions is you keep your non-opinion to yourself.
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23 kaymc - Jul 30, 04:26 AM
Mary,
Are you in favor of allowing the Blue Ridge Landfill expansion to go forward?
24 TexMex - Jul 30, 07:49 AM
All of us are just posting our opinions. Most of do not have the luxury, time or money to spend on extensive research, background, etc. it takes to fully substantiate our opinions so that they would be presentable as facts in a court of law.
It sure sounds to me like citizens should look at the Blue Ridge Landfill issue and hold their public officials more accountable for the decisions that they make in regards to it. As yet has any public official weighed in on this one way or the other?
25 Rodrigo Carreon - Jul 30, 08:19 AM
#20 & 23 kaymc: CABRLE and I agrees with you. Only landfill supporters would be asking these type of questions and have no idea for a right solution or no opinion (#19.Mary) to give and help protect our environment or as taxpayers. Any journalist is welcome to step forward and ask any question they have in protecting our environment.
26 LOResident - Jul 30, 08:25 AM
Someone mentioned incinerators. 25 years ago, when I was a young engineer, the engineering company I worked for built a plant in South Carolina for Western Electric (one of the old Bell Telephone companies) to dispose of old telephone equipment and to allow for reclaiming of metal waste. The process was called “Indirectly Heated Low Temperature Pyrolysis” and was based on technology from a German sister-company that built plants like this in Europe to dispose of garbage and municipal waste. The process, when up and running, decomposed the organic waste into a burnable gas, and metals came out the end as a slag that can then be reprocessed back into metals. The gas was burned to generate steam in a boiler and the exhaust gasses were also used to heat the pyrolysis chamber/rotary kiln. The steam could be sold to an end user, or could be used to generate electricity.
So, the technology exists to almost do away with dumps if we really wanted to. All we need to do is force ourselves to bite the bullet and do it. Yes it will cost more than a landfill, but we really ought to be considering options like this.
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28 Rodrigo Carreon - Jul 31, 04:38 PM
Doing your own research first to be your own scientist or attorney, for justice to be made.
29 Rodrigo Carreon - Aug 1, 08:57 AM
At what cost are taxpayers or customers willing to pay for your trash pickup? Or just improve to increase recycling to make more money from trash?
30 dailynet - Aug 1, 12:26 PM
Kaymc,
The poster you are arguing with is well known for defending big corporations. She is right they need our sympathy. Especially one the size of AW.
Oppose the landfill expansion and tell them to take their trash back to Houston!
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