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Our Road: Then -- E8: A Huge Reversal of Waste Disposal Plans
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1978 is ending on an existential note for Warren County citizens. The county is under attack on two fronts — the PCB landfill in Afton and the 500-acre, multi-state hazardous waste landfill in Inez. Citizens take the dual threat seriously, and an unlikely coalition of citizens begins to form. Representatives of the Afton Gun Club, the NAACP, and the Warren County Board of Education reach out to Ken and Deborah and offer support.
At the January 2, 1979 county commissioners’ meeting, members of Warren County Citizens Concerned About PCBs express their public sentiment individually against both proposed landfills. Most of the officials now publicly support the citizens’ opposition, but not all. One key official even warns citizens there is probably little they can do to stop the PCB landfill. Nevertheless, the Warren County Board of Commissioners passes a resolution against the PCB landfill that they plan to share at the upcoming January 4, 1979 public hearing.
The January 2, 1979 Warren County Commissioners' meeting was recorded and transcribed.
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