Sign the Petition
Sign the petition, you can download it here or view and print here. If you would like one brought to you, click here and let us know. Mail printed petitions to Lisha Hopper, 30 CR 730, Corinth, MS 38834. Read about it in the Daily Corinthian.
So, what does the petition say?
To the Alcorn County Board of Supervisors
We, the residents of Alcorn County, oppose the future placement of a solid waste facility on Forrest School Road and in any area with the following limitations:
No new solid waste facility (landfill, rubbish site, land application site, outdoor processing facility or outdoor composting facility) should be located:
- Within .5 (half) mile of any home, unless the homeowner consents
- Within .5 (half) mile of a church, cemetery, school, licensed day-care center, licensed hospital or licensed nursing home
- Such that the anticipated traffic along the primary route to the facility will not significantly increase the safety risk within a 5 (five) mile radius of the disposal area of the facility
We feel the hazards associated with placing new solid waste facilities under these conditions unnecessarily risk the health and safety of Alcorn County residents and request the Alcorn County Board of Supervisors stop pursuing the placement of a solid waste facility at the proposed Forrest School Road site or any other new location with the above restrictions.
Why are we circulating this petition?
Our community is exploring every option possible to put limitations on the placement of garbage dumps in Alcorn County. The fact that the Forrest School Road location has been pursued when it has so many obvious drawbacks made us realize more structure is needed to protect not just us, but every homeowner and community in Alcorn County. If it can happen to us, it can happen to anyone.
Are these restrictions part of the existing environmental requirements?
If this were a commercial landfill operation, many of these limitations would already be in place – but because it is a county-owned site, the restrictions are less stringent – but the dangers are still the same.
What’s the goal of the petition?
We hope to get at least 500 signatures in the next couple of weeks. While that’s not the 25% of registered voters in Alcorn County necessary to warrant a referendum, we hope it’s enough to help the supervisors realize it’s not just a few ‘rabble rousers’ who don’t understand what’s going on. If it can happen to us, it can happen to anyone – and that’s just not right. The supervisors can ensure it doesn’t get placed by their home – the existing system doesn’t give us that luxury.
Doesn’t the landfill have to go in someone’s backyard?
Some of the supervisors took the stance that no one wants it in their backyard and that it’s got to go somewhere and that somewhere is probably going to be in someone’s backyard. Why? In a county as spacious as this, there are suitable places that won’t be in anyone’s backyard – but it will require effort to locate those sites – however, that extra effort today may save lives tomorrow.
If someone wants to sign the petition, who should they call?
They can call 662-287-4504 or go to www.Wenasoga.com and it will be available for them to download in the next couple of days. They can mail it back to 30 CR 730, Corinth, MS. We are also looking at other locations to put the petition. Let me stress that no donations are being asked for with the petition. We don’t want a scam artist to use the petition as an excuse to take people’s money.
What’s the name of the group circulating the petition?
We’re a group of concerned citizens from across our community. We don’t even have a name. We’ve been doing what people from small communities have done for hundreds of years. We get together at each other’s houses or the volunteer fire department. We call each other on the phone and ask that person to call someone else. We look out for each other when we’re not sure if anyone else is. Those conversations led us to believe we needed to do something to ensure no one has to worry about this. Americans have been petitioning their government since before the Revolutionary War. We just felt it was the right thing to do – to protect us as well as others. We can always get a name later.
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