July CCLA Updates
CCLA COMMUNITY TOWNHALL MEETINGS
June 9th Meeting Results – Gustavo Angeles, Sierra Club, spoke about how CCLA can be involved in serving the local community. He stated we need to show an interest in other happenings in the County, while not losing site of our major goal – to STOP the proposed landfill. Some of his suggestions were to host candidate forums such as the one held in October of 2023; attend the Board of Supervisors meetings, address the fact the last in-depth FEMA flood map review was done over 20 years ago; solar farms, hunting, toxic water from the beagle farm, safety of well water, and grocery store. Members of the audience then selected the top 3 picks from the suggestions above. The first was the well water; the second was the toxic water at the beagle farm, and the third was the need for a FEMA floodplain map update. So, in the coming months you may hear more as CCLA looks at the top 3 suggestions and what we can do to help our community.
August 11, 2024 – Muriel Branch, AMMD Pine Grove School Project is our guest speaker for this Community Townhall meeting.
October 13, 2024 – Steve Vogel, Virginia Department of Health, Private Well Department. He is scheduled to speak on the many issues concerning private wells in Virginia. Important topic for private well owners. Our only source of water!
The speaker for our December meeting is not scheduled. Our potential list includes both State and Federal elected officials. If you have any suggestions, please let us know.
OTHER MEETINGS OR EVENTS OF INTEREST
July 9, 2024 – Cumberland County Board of Supervisors regular meeting was held last evening. At least 3 people spoke about the proposed Green Ridge and affiliates landfill. After the Public Comment section closed, Board members are offered time to make comments or ask questions.
IMPORTANT – one board member asked a key question – does the Board have the authority to make changes to the Host Agreement? The county attorney stated he would research and provide an answer. CCLA will closely monitor to hear what the county attorney’s response is and share it with you.
AS ALWAYS -- WE NEED YOUR HELP!
We are approaching a crucial expiration date for Green Ridge to meet within the next 12 months for this project. Your continued support is much needed to STOP this proposed landfill from becoming a reality in Cumberland County. We realize this project is stale and many believe it is a DONE DEAL but it is NOT!! We are now into our 7 th year since the Board of Supervisors approved the Host Agreement in June 2018. But that is good news for us and others who are opposed to this project as it shows as we are being effective and the regulatory agencies are listening to our concerns.
Let Your Voice Be Heard –
We very much appreciate your continued support – without it things could be looking a lot different for this project. Cumberland County could be infested with rodents and nasty birds which are not good for our health and well-being.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT – don’t give up but get active!
