Mar 19
Tougher rules are on the horizon for large, commercial landfills.
Does this change your opinion of the proposed Green Swamp landfill?
Tougher rules are on the horizon for large, commercial landfills.
Does this change your opinion of the proposed Green Swamp landfill?
March 19th, 2007 at 2:06 pm
Not in my backyard!
That is the initial reaction to most if not all landfills.
It’s a justified stance for many people. Landfills can lower property value. Landfills are scary due to the perceived environmental consequences.
The truth of the matter is modern landfills are well-engineered facilities subject to strict federal and state regulations for location, design, operating conditions, monitoring, closure, post-closure care, clean-up (if necessary) and financial assurance.
So… if you add even more landfill regulations to the pot, you will have even safer landfills.
While you still have the question of property values, I fell the green swamp landfill would be safe.
That said. I still do not want it because I don’t trust the county commissioners’ deal. It might be good for them, but not good for the citizens.
So no… keep the dump out.
March 19th, 2007 at 7:05 pm
the words swamp and landfill should never be in the same sentence. it’s kind of rule. mixing water and garbage doesn’t do much for our only tourist attraction (lake waccamaw) not to mention our drinking supply. give it ten years, we’ll be fishing and skiing alongside diapers and dead fish.
because an industry has regulations it must follow, doesn’t make it safe. the food processing industry has standards and so far this year i have had to avoid peanut butter, spinach and now dog food.
also, what is the county commissioners’ deal? way to make a random accusation! good job.
March 19th, 2007 at 7:48 pm
There is no doubt that the county would benefit from a regional landfil. But I think with the tens of millions to be made by Waste Management, the county could have brokered itself a better deal.
And with all of the negative precedents set by McKenzie, Memory, Jacobs and Norris, perhaps we should wait until 2009 when three or four new commissioners have taken office.
The devil’s in the details and we haven’t truly seen all of those.
March 20th, 2007 at 1:16 am
Wow! That last post was amazing. It completely neglected fact and precedent and went straight for fiction. That takes talent. The deal with Waste Management began way before some of those county commissioners ever took office and some of the ones you just listed ran for office opposing the landfill altogether.
March 20th, 2007 at 8:59 am
Not in my backyard! This is my initial reaction, and still is my reaction.
I agree with Anonymous #2. swamp and landfill dosn’t seem like two words that should go together.
I will concede that modern landfills are safer. I know there are good landfills out there that are managed well.
But show me good landfills that were built in or next to wetland areas. They may be out there, but when I tried to research that, all I get are horror stories. Granted these were landfills built before the 1990’s.
Most “safe” landfills are built in dryer areas.
I moved to NC and to Lake Waccamaw about 5 years ago. I really don’t know the details behind the “Deal” that was apparently brokered. I have seen the (FOG) website and have read some more details there.
Does anyone have any more info about the “deal” that might be more balanced? (Perhaps old News Reporter articles?)
The Friends of the Green Swamp Website I referred to:
http://www.geocities.com/greenswamp211/greenswamp.htm
March 20th, 2007 at 3:08 pm
It’s interesting that Lake Waccamaw is considered a tourist attraction. I can’t think of any spot less open to a tourist. It’s more private than public.
Any potential the state park has is quashed by home owners around the lake. To put the lake on tourism brochures and websites is bait and switch. You might as well put the battleship and Orton Plantation on the brochures.
March 30th, 2007 at 11:06 pm
I have lived all my life within two miles of the lake and now live only two blocks from the water. I cannot for the life of me understand why anyone would think it is a good idea to locate a regional landfill so close to a unique natural resource. If there was a leak, it would not only effect the lake, but the whole Waccamaw River, which goes for many miles. If there was a leak, the lake could never be restored to its pre-landfill condition, even if the government spent millions to do so. I have often wondered how all the jobs that were promised would materialize. There would probably be very few, a secretary, a couple of bulldozer drivers, a person to weigh the trucks. Can anyone tell me any more? Truck drivers bringing the trash into our county are not going to live here, they will be living up to 100 miles away! My own parents, living on a fixed income, have stated that they had rather pay more money to have their trash picked up than to have free pick up and they do not own lake property. If you have doubts about what our roadsides would look like, I suggest you take a ride up to VA on highway 58 into the Sulfolk area. There is a regional landfill there and the roadside ditches and trees look like a tornado has gone through the area. One can see trash of all sorts floating in the ditches and plastic bags hanging in the trees. You can really see this if you go through in the winter when the leaves are off the trees. I believe that one time I read that after ten years, the ownership would go to a company in Texas. Do you think a company in Texas will give a darn about what is in NC? I think it is a joke that the commissioners claim to want to promote our county and have people move here. We all know Myrtle Beach filled up and then retires from the north moved into New Hanover, bringing their money with them. They have about filled up that county and are bringing wealth to Brunswick County. Columbus could have a share of that if they don’t trash the place!Who would want to build a golf course or development where people have so little pride that they want their county to be a giant garbage container? Columbus County is a wonderful place to live with its proximity to the beach, big city shopping, entertainment, restaurants, and fine medical facilities within less than an hour’s drive. Small town charm is present almost everywhere in our county, something that many people seek out in their retirement. I have enough intelligence to know that there must be a place for our waste, but the area proposed is one of the worst possible places to put it.
April 6th, 2007 at 10:54 pm
My question is. Do the people of Columbus County know at this present time the following is going on.
There are loaded barges off the coast of Eastern North Carolina from New York and New Jersy waiting for this Green Swamp Dump to be open.
Check the facts
April 6th, 2007 at 10:59 pm
My question is, do the people of Columbus county know the following?
There are loaded barges with trash from New York and New Jersey off the coast of eastern North Carolina, waiting for this dump to open..Please check these facts.