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News & Updates What is SC FORCE? The Proposed Landfill Cancer & Financial Burden
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04/18/08 - Great news! On Friday, April 11th, DEP announced that they have DENIED the Blythe Township Landfill! The decision can be appealed within 30 days, but there are many, many obstacles and deficiencies in the application that must be filled. This may FINALLY be the end to the looming landfill! Check out the article featured in the Pottsville Republican & Herald from April 12th:Stay tuned! We'll keep you posted on future meetings, etc. Thanks again for all of your amazing, continued support! -SC FORCE 03/28/08 - Urgent!The meeting scheduled for Tuesday, April 1st has been CANCELLED. We're sorry for any inconvenience that this may have caused. Please check back soon for the rescheduled date. 03/20/08 - UpdateThe next SC FORCE meeting will be on Tuesday, April 1st at 7:00PM at St. Michael's (Morris Street - St. Clair, PA). 12/17/07 - Next MeetingHappy Holidays everyone! The next SC FORCE meeting will be on Wednesday, January 16th at 7:00PM at St. Michael's (Morris Street - St. Clair, PA). 10/31/07 - Next MeetingThe next SC FORCE meeting will be on Wednesday, November 28th at 7:00PM at St. Michael's (Morris Street - St. Clair, PA). 10 /09/07 - Next MeetingThe next SC FORCE meeting will be on Wednesday, October 17th at 7:00PM at St. Michael's (Morris Street - St. Clair, PA). 08/29/07 - News & Next MeetingThe next SC FORCE meeting will be on Wednesday, September 19th at 7:00PM at St. Michael's (Morris Street - St. Clair, PA). This is a very important meeting! We'll be discussing strategy to continue fighting the Blythe Township landfill. 08/01/07 - News & Next MeetingAccording to the latest information provided by DEP, Blythe Township is choosing to provide a response and to address the several issues that were outlined in the April Pre-Denial letter. This battle is far from over, so we must continue to remain organized and fight them during the remaining steps of the way in order to prevent this harmful landfill from harming our communities! The next SC FORCE meeting is scheduled for Wednesday, August 22nd at 7:00PM at St. Michael's Hall (Morris Street - St. Clair, PA). Thank you for your continued support. -SC FORCE The BRADS Landfill was issued a pre-denial letter from DEP on Friday, April 27th. For the full article featured in The Republican & Herald, click here. 05/02/07 - A Message From SC FORCE:On Friday, April 27th DEP issued a pre-denial letter to Blythe Township regarding the proposed BRADS landfill. In this letter DEP states: “BRADS should fully respond to each identified issue in this pre-denial notification, as failure to do so will result in a denial of the application.” Some of the several issues BRADS must address include: site ownership, leachate management, botanical studies, local emergency management resources, mine subsidence, recreational affects, traffic harms, air quality, and aesthetics. Although the battle is not “officially” over, BRADS has several very serious deficiencies they must address. We would like to thank everyone who took part in the very important December 5, 2006 DEP Public Hearing including the concerned members of the community, engineers, lawyers, emergency medical personnel, police officers, fire fighters, and elected officials. The overwhelming amount of information regarding the known and potential harms that was presented at this hearing provided DEP with enough information to conditionally deny the landfill application. SC FORCE will be holding a meeting on June 6th, 2007 at 7:00pm at St. Michael's Hall (110 N. Morris Street, St. Clair, PA) to discuss the status of the landfill application, fundraising, and future endeavors. All are welcome, as we look forward to continuing our efforts to protect our communities and our environment! -SC FORCE LET CONGRESS KNOW THAT WE CARE! Be a part of the latest effort to show Congress that we care about our environment and let them know that something must be done NOW! Go to algore.com or click here and sign up, then spread the word. This is too important to ignore any longer! ---OLD UPDATES BELOW--- 03/01/07 - Take the time to check out this article in The REPUBLICAN & Herald from 02/22/07: "Candidate questions possible conflict of interest over BRADS landfill." Also, we have not yet heard from DEP regarding their decision to either permit or deny the Blythe Township landfill. Unfortunately, these things take time, and as soon as we get information from DEP, we will pass it on. Thanks once again for all of your continued support.12/12/06 - Thanks to everyone who attended and/or spoke to oppose the landfill at the DEP hearing on December 5th. Everyone's efforts are greatly appreciated and we will surely post any news from DEP regarding their decision on the landfill permit as soon as we hear anything. The next SC FORCE meeting will be sometime at the end of January or early February and we'll post the exact date as soon as possible. In the meantime, enjoy the holidays! *** IMPORTANT *** The very important DEP Public Hearing has been scheduled for Tuesday, December 5th, 2006 at 7:00PM at the DHH Lengel Middle School Auditorium (1541 W. Laurel Blvd - Pottsville, PA). It is extremely important that concerned citizens attend this hearing, as it may be our last chance to voice concerns and analyze the harms of the proposed landfill! This hearing will be conducted & hosted by DEP to allow persons the opportunity to provide testimony (10 minutes each), provide written comments (or both) for the department's consideration on the Solid Waste Management Permit Application No. 101679 and the Water Quality NPDES Permit Application No. PA0065137, filed by Blythe Township for the landfill named Blythe Recycling and Demolition Site (BRADS). Persons who intend to provide testimony need to register prior to the hearing by contacting: PA DEP or call (570) 826-2511 10/31/06 - The next SC FORCE meeting will be Wednesday, November 29th, 2006 at 7PM at St. Michael's Hall (Morris Street in St. Clair). Also, check out www.pvcfree.org for information on the dangers of PVC plastics and the chemicals that they're made with. 09/19/05 - Hopefully everyone has had a wonderful summer (even though it's not quite over just yet!). Thanks for all of the continued support with everything SC FORCE. The next SC FORCE meeting will be on Tuesday, October 18th at St Michael's Hall in St. Clair. Local artist fundraiser tickets and money can be dropped off at St. Clair Borough Hall (the drawing is on November 1st, don't forget!). Pictures coming soon, so check back.
07/08/05
- Next SC FORCE meeting will be on Tuesday, July 26th at St Michael's Hall in
St. Clair. Stay tuned for more updates. 04/21/05 - This Saturday, April 23rd, we will be having a Burma Road cleanup with S.K.I.P. (Schuylkill Keep It Pretty). We will be meeting at 8:30AM at the John Finney Playground, located at the bottom of the Burma Road. Everyone is welcome to come help us clean up! 04/13/05 - The next SC FORCE meeting will be on Tuesday, May 10th at St. Michael's Hall in St. Clair. Also, we are now selling Blue Mountain Candles for $10 each. Order forms are available at St. Clair Borough Hall and from SC FORCE members. The Upcoming Events section has also been updated with details about upcoming Rock the Burma events. Thanks for your continued support, and we'll see you soon. 03/24/05 - Hello again. The Upcoming Events section has been updated. There are many great events happening in the next couple weeks, including a very important SC FORCE meeting and two Rock the Burma benefit shows. The next meeting is on Tuesday, March 29th at St. Michael's Hall in St. Clair. Guest speaker James Corrigan from the DEP Citizen's Advisory Council will be there, so make sure you are too. Check back soon for more updates, and have a great holiday. 02/11/05 - Greetings. The next SC FORCE meeting will be this coming Wednesday, February 16th. Please attend, as we will be having a special guest speaker, Mike Ewall, from ActionPA. Check the Upcoming Events section for other things that you can participate in.
01/26/05
- We have added two links to the
Related Links section. The links are to sites that contain pictures
of fossils that have been collected in the area where the proposed landfill
would be. Also, you can now download and view our informational flyers by
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