It may affect water quality (so close to pristine Suwannee River and Suwannee spring!)
Cave divers could sign the petition.
http://suwanneedemocrat.com/letterst....SQ69sOi5.gbpl
https://www.facebook.com/groups/Suwa...ocation=stream
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It may affect water quality (so close to pristine Suwannee River and Suwannee spring!)
Cave divers could sign the petition.
http://suwanneedemocrat.com/letterst....SQ69sOi5.gbpl
https://www.facebook.com/groups/Suwa...ocation=stream
The proposed medical waste incinerator site is less than 3 miles from our home and from "Cave Country Cottage". I and several of our children have already signed the petition and we are asking everyone we know to sign it. We strongly oppose having the incinerators anywhere in the Suwannee River Valley area and ask everyone on this forum to sign the petition too. Suwannee County has committed to expanding eco-tourism and signed petitions from cave divers all over the US and from other countries will really help get the attention of our tone-deaf County leaders. Please sign the petition now; adding your comments will help too.
John Ploegert
www.cavecountrycottage,com
Thank you John,
I live 20 miles away, but we all are going to see the effect of it. Lake City, Fort White, High Spring...
Cave divers and people who love the environment should sigh the petition if we want to protect the caves.
Anyone care to post real data about these type companies and the specifics of this company?
Some information from:
https://communitiesforcleanair.wordp...is-stericycle/
Looks interesting. Now can someone get Stericycle to post their side? Or a copy of their response to previous complaints?Quote:
Originally Posted by wdt
According to recent articles in The Suwannee Democrat the company seeking to install and operate a medical waste incinerator business in Suwannee County has never owned or operated a medical waste disposal business, or any other business of any kind. It is a brand new start-up and the owner has no medical waste disposal experience. A meeting of concerned residents and others opposed to having any business of this type in Suwannee County is scheduled for Sunday October 13 at 3PM at Millennium Park in Live Oak. (Intersection of U.S. 90 and Pine Ave downtown Live Oak)Quote:
Originally Posted by Puttzer
John Ploegert
This is from 10/9 issue of Suwannee Valey Times; she tells it much better than I could.
Hope it is legible!
John
Attachment 9761
I guess there's a reason they don't build this near a major city.
Does anyone know where "all" the medical waste plants are located in the SE and or all
the US?
The incineration of medical waste is not the best plan. It is believed to produce carcinogenic gas. Many states and countries are currently closing down incineration plants. I don't know the particulars, but in Europe they've developed a "working paper."
http://www.env-health.org/IMG/pdf/al...10_12_2004.pdf
Or closer to home: http://www.epa.gov/osw/nonhaz/indust...cal/mwfaqs.htm
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https://www.facebook.com/groups/Suwa...=group_comment
YOUR signature is needed on the online petition! Here's the link to it:
http://petitions.moveon.org/sign/suwannee-county-says
Attended organizational meeting of local qroup opposing the incinerators this afternoon. Several hundred attendees; fairly productive, lots of pep talk, set up various committies and assigned responsibilities. I'm on Petitions committee. One County Commissioner attended; thinks 3 out of 5 Commissioners likely to vote against having incinerators in Suwannee County but cautions against slacking off opposition until final vote taken. Talked with him after meeting; suggest petitions from NFSA members will be most efective if comments include reasons for visiting Suwannee County (cave diving/eco-tourism) since all elected officials tend to disregard petitions from non-voters but this Commission actively promotes eco-tourism.
John
Good point John. These counties off the I75 Disney corridor only have ecotourism as their draw,and since much of the money that supports Florida comes from the tourist dollar,they respond well to nonresidents. It would be great if you could post some addresses that people on CDF could mail a letter voicing their concern.Quote:
Originally Posted by John Ploegert
We may have been over-taken by events. Both Suwannnee Democrat and WTXL Channel 27 (Tallahassee, I think) have very recently posted on News for for Suwannee County Commissioners site that 4 of the 5 Commissioners now oppose the incinerators. Let's hold off on letters for a few days.Quote:
Originally Posted by Kelly Jessop
I signed the partition because this is something I thinks matters, but now I'm getting lots of Crap from moveon.org. Any ideas how to stop this
That's why you should use an old email address or simply create one on yahoo or somewhere just for this.Quote:
Originally Posted by Paulmal
Organizer said use of Moveon.org should be phased out soon; I have not had anything from them so far today.Quote:
Originally Posted by Paulmal
John
Did you read any of the emails carefully? Sometimes there is an "opt out" address enclosed.Quote:
Originally Posted by Paulmal
"MOVEON.org" Enough said..................
No I don't read spam, I just delete it.Quote:
Originally Posted by FW
If you don't want any more, then look at the fine print on the bottom, for a "unsubscribe' link. If they are legit, there will be one. If not, let us know, and we will all harass the heck out of them :-DQuote:
Originally Posted by Paulmal
"It ain 't over till its over". Letting everyone know I have just been contacted by the anti-incinerator organizers and the petition drive is still on so everyone please sign and send the petition; also, it is important that non-Suwannee Countians include comment letting our County Commissioners know you are eco-tourist/cave divers from ____ and about how many times you visit Suwannee County each year.Quote:
Originally Posted by John Ploegert
I'll try to post the County Commissioners' mailing address for any letter writers tomorrow.
John
Thanks a lot for the update and I will look forward to this information.Quote:
Originally Posted by John Ploegert
Suwannee County Board of County CommissionersQuote:
Originally Posted by Kelly Jessop
Judicial Annex Building
215 Parshley Street SW
Live Oak, Fl 32064
Or:
Wesley Wainright, Chairman
Suwannee County Board of County Commissioners
16672 129th Road
Live Oak, FL
32062
Jason Bashaw, Commissioner
Suwannee County Board of County Commissioners
10215 161st Road
Live Oak, FL
32060
Clyde Fleming, Commissioner
Suwannee County Board of County Commissioners
206 Lewis Blvd
Live Oak, FL
32064
Ricky Gamble, Commissioner
Suwannee County Board of County Commissioners
12314 Bass Road
Live Oak, Fl
32060
Philip Oxendine, Commissioner
Suwannee County Board of County Commissioners
11266 71st Drive
Live Oak, FL
32060
Attended organizational meeting of local qroup opposing the incinerators this afternoon. Several hundred attendees; fairly productive, lots of pep talk, set up various committies and assigned responsibilities. I'm on Petitions committee. One County Commissioner attended; thinks 3 out of 5 Commissioners likely to vote against having incinerators in Suwannee County but cautions against slacking off opposition until final vote taken. Talked with him after meeting; suggest petitions from NFSA members will be most efective if comments include reasons for visiting Suwannee County (cave diving/eco-tourism) since all elected officials tend to disregard petitions from non-voters but this Commission actively promotes eco-tourism.
Have you guys prepared a letter so I can send it to divers and students who visit cave county..?
Do not have a letter so suggest using own words to say something like:Quote:
Originally Posted by wdt
Dear Commissioner ______________,
My name is __________ and I live in city,state or country. I am an eco tourist/cave diver (using the words "eco tourist" is important) and I travel to Suwannee County ___ times every year to enjoy diving many of the caves in Suwannee County. Please do not allow any medical waste incinerators anywhere in Suwannee County; the caves and springs are way too valuable to risk any possible contamination.
Thank you,
signature
Commissioner's email addresses and telephone numbers are:
Jason Bashaw commissioner1@suwanneecounty.org 386 623 1432
Clyde Fleming commissioner2@suwanneecounty.org 386 362 7873
Ricky Gamble commissioner3@suwanneecounty.org 386 590 2413
Phil Oxindine commissioner4@suwanneecounty.org 386 362 6729
Wesley Wainright commissioner5@suwanneecounty.org 386 364 1686
Thank you John,
Was told by Suwannee River Water Management District today that company planning to build and operate medical waste incinerators at a specific site in Suwannee County has withdrawn their request for required permit stating only that they had found a different site. It is not known if that site is in Suwannee County or elsewhere. Stay tuned and please keep on signing petitions, making phone calls and sending mail to our County Commissioners asking them to not permit any medical waste incinerators anywhere in Suwannee County.
John
Thank you everyone who signed our petition at REACT today, and special thanks to Bill, Linda and Karen for all of their help.
John/Pam/Dusti
This was an astoundingly effective and prompt response from the community. Nice job.
Yes Thank you and Thank you Cave Excursions!!Quote:
Originally Posted by John Ploegert
Do we know if there is petitions at Amigos, Dive outpost, Cave Country shop, Extreme exposure.
all my students passing the door at WDT dive have signed the petitions
Dive Outpost yes; outside Suwannee County no. Thought it might be seen as "Padding the Balllot Box" and used to disqualify the others.Quote:
Originally Posted by wdt
John
CAve divers, are you aware of ?:
From the group No toxic in suwanee.
www.facebook.com/groups/SuwanneeCountySaysNO
"Falmouth Springs is a karst window to the aquifer. Water flows out of the aquifer on one end, runs 100 yards or so, then returns to the aquifer. It sometimes flows in reverse. This, my friends, is an example of subsidence incident where the ceiling collapsed on an underground river, creating Falmouth Springs. THIS IS ONE MILE FROM THE CATALYST SITE. The County has paid for the filling of two caverns described by County Administrator Randy Harris "as big around as (Live Oak) City Council Chambers and of undetermined length." They were only partially filled and sealed off. Are they trying to seal an underground river channel that may be temporarily dry from drought? Very likely. Another tropical storm like Debby would prove this to be a fool's errand, and guess who will pay for it?"
Falmouth Springs
www.youtube.com
This spring/karst window is seldom clear. When it is not, you have to find something else to do...
http://petitions.moveon.org/sign/suw...b&r_by=5044502
we need more signatures