A few weeks ago, the administration of Gov. John Kasich forced the resignation of the water safety expert in the Ohio EPA. Now it appears that a "poop pond" is being constructed in Pickaway County even though the residents of the area were never informed.
Dispatch:
....The 12-foot-deep lagoon would hold 10 million gallons of sewage sludge, animal manure, food waste and other materials to be converted into fertilizer. It would be constructed to prevent groundwater contamination, EPA officials said....
...An Ohio EPA spokeswoman said no public hearing was required because the proposed lagoon does not threaten waterways. Scioto Township has no authority to approve or block the project because the site is properly zoned.....
....The sludge would be imported from the company’s facility along Jackson Pike on the South Side that converts Columbus sewage-plant sludge and other waste into natural gas. The Ohio EPA has cited the company’s plant twice since 2011 for odor violations.
What could go wrong? Are there any wells in the area? What kinds of insects and parasites could be attracted to such a facility? A similar plan for Pittsfield Township was stopped earlier this year, according to the Chronicle-Telegram:
"....a Pittsfield Township zoning inspector issued a cease-and-desist order alleging that the lagoon was not permitted by township zoning rules...."
What other kinds of projects are being kept away from the public by the Kasich administration?
*** Citizens are finding fault with the fact that Republican Rep. Steve Stivers and Rep. Pat Tiberi did nothing for 16 days to end the government shutdown. A letter to the editor of the Dispatch notes:
....Boehner, of course, is culpable for not allowing a vote, but if the discharge petition was a way out, at least 17 Republican House members are blameworthy for sitting on their hands for 16 days, and Hallett's version of events — “Republican Reps. Pat Tiberi of Genoa Township and Steve Stivers of Upper Arlington stood up to the bullies and voted to end the shutdown” — is misleading, at best.
They waited until our economy was $24 billion in the hole and their party's reputation was clearly headed south, to vote to end it. That's “standing up to the bullies?” Please.
“Moderate Republicans” such as Tiberi and Stivers have a credibility problem as long as they allow their radical brethren to run amok. And bringing the U.S. economy to the brink, for something you can't win anyway, is running amok.....
Stivers and Tiberi did nothing for 16 days. Both men harp about the national debt, but in this case, their silence racked up another $24 billion.
As
a result, a Pittsfield Township zoning inspector issued a
cease-and-desist order alleging that the lagoon was not permitted by
township zoning rules.
In addition, 43 Pittsfield Township residents and their
attorney, Gerald Phillips, filed an appeal with the Ohio EPA in January
asking that the EPA revoke its permit that was granted to French Creek
BioEnergy, a sub-company of Quasar.
They allege that the company provided the EPA with incorrect
coordinates and misleading information when the company applied for a
permit to build the lagoon.
- See more at: http://chronicle.northcoastnow.com/2013/05/01/waste-lagoon-plan-flushed/#sthash.V31assE7.dpuf
As
a result, a Pittsfield Township zoning inspector issued a
cease-and-desist order alleging that the lagoon was not permitted by
township zoning rules.
In addition, 43 Pittsfield Township residents and their
attorney, Gerald Phillips, filed an appeal with the Ohio EPA in January
asking that the EPA revoke its permit that was granted to French Creek
BioEnergy, a sub-company of Quasar.
They allege that the company provided the EPA with incorrect
coordinates and misleading information when the company applied for a
permit to build the lagoon.
- See more at: http://chronicle.northcoastnow.com/2013/05/01/waste-lagoon-plan-flushed/#sthash.V31assE7.dpu
As
a result, a Pittsfield Township zoning inspector issued a
cease-and-desist order alleging that the lagoon was not permitted by
township zoning rules.
In addition, 43 Pittsfield Township residents and their
attorney, Gerald Phillips, filed an appeal with the Ohio EPA in January
asking that the EPA revoke its permit that was granted to French Creek
BioEnergy, a sub-company of Quasar.
They allege that the company provided the EPA with incorrect
coordinates and misleading information when the company applied for a
permit to build the lagoon.
- See more at: http://chronicle.northcoastnow.com/2013/05/01/waste-lagoon-plan-flushed/#sthash.V31assE7.dpuf