Blog – Page 13 – Cumberland County Landfill Alert

March 26, 2019March 26, 2019

Community Townhall Recap, Prayer Group, and Donuts!

March 10th Community Townhall Recap A great turn out during this month’s Community Townhall Meeting. Cumberland County Landfill Awareness is now Cumberland County Landfill ALERT! CCLAlert! Team members reviewed the status of the proposed mega landfill, reviewed local and non-profit partnerships forming, and enjoyed brunswick stew and fellowship following the meeting. A few points covered… … Continue reading Community Townhall Recap, Prayer Group, and Donuts!

March 20, 2019March 19, 2019

Lives Threatened by the Landfill

Whenever I interview someone as part of this project, I come away realizing that each person has their own personal reasons for fighting this landfill. They are all different and as unique as the many reasons people have come to make the area around the proposed landfill their home. I think for Audrey, it is … Continue reading Lives Threatened by the Landfill

March 4, 2019

Update and Reminder…

Mark your calendars!! Sunday’s Community Townhall Meeting Next Sunday, March 10th is our next Community Townhall Meeting!We have new developments to share in our efforts of putting an end to County Waste’s Greenridge multi-state mega proposed landfill – aka Mega Dump!Feel free to print off the attached flyer to post at local business, hand … Continue reading Update and Reminder…

February 14, 2019February 8, 2019

Lives Threatened by the Landfill

As I continue to work on this project, I am saddened by the thought that if this landfill were to come to fruition it will destroy so many lives. Today, I am even more struck that someone who gave so many years to his country, so we could all live freely in a democratic nation, … Continue reading Lives Threatened by the Landfill

February 5, 2019February 3, 2019

Property Protection Offer – Corrected

This blog post was shared anonymously on January 25th with two errors which are corrected in this post. Correction #1 – Cumberland County’s lawyer is Vivian Giles; County Waste’s lawyer is LeClair Ryan. Correction #2 – the company originally referenced was Casella, the company information now listed is County Waste (article included to read). 72 Addresses. … Continue reading Property Protection Offer – Corrected

January 30, 2019January 31, 2019

Property Protection Offer

72 Addresses. 72 Homes. 72 Families… One family, with relatives living in various homes around the proposed dump site, has lived in this area for generations dating back to slave days. One family, moved here into their “forever home” to raise their young family in a rural setting. One family, moved here over two decades … Continue reading Property Protection Offer

January 25, 2019January 26, 2019

BILL #SB1762 – Time to use your voice!

SB1762 will be presented to committee this Tuesday, January 29th! As a refresher last Friday, January 18th, two bills (#SB1761 and #SB1762*) were submitted. Yesterday, #SB1761 was denied and this Tuesday, #SB1762 will go to the committee for vote to continue to the House. Bill #SB1762 requires a VDOT traffic Study whenever a new landfill is proposed which, if … Continue reading BILL #SB1762 – Time to use your voice!

January 23, 2019January 23, 2019

ACTION NEEDED TODAY 1/23

Today is the day for you to use your voice! Bill SB1761 will be introduced tomorrow by Senator Sturtevant to the Agricultural Conservation and Natural Resources Committee. Bill # SB1761 – An abstract of the Bill follows: Landfill permits; adjacent locality approval. Requires that an application for a new solid waste management facility permit or … Continue reading ACTION NEEDED TODAY 1/23

January 22, 2019January 22, 2019

Sunday’s, January 20th, Community Townhall

Cumberland County Landfill Awareness (CCLA) held their monthly Community Townhall meeting this past Sunday. The meeting was very informative and fun! The CCLA’s Leadership Team shared the latest information, events, Mr. Bishop became an auctioneer and had the crowd laughing and worked up! Mr. Cecil Youngblood opened the meeting with a wonderful prayer before the … Continue reading Sunday’s, January 20th, Community Townhall

January 21, 2019January 22, 2019

“Lives Threatened By The Landfill”

A major concern of the people living along the route to the proposed landfill is the safety and potential for deadly crashes on the single lane section of Route 60 in Powhatan. This is already a dangerous stretch of road and has been stated so in corridor studies done by VDOT. As estimated by the … Continue reading “Lives Threatened By The Landfill”