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Updated
January 1, 2010
CURRENT STATUS
of
the proposed landfill
(updated
as of January 1, 2010)
PHASES
I & II of the MDE permit processing have
been completed, with the exception of the one
issue (ROAD ACCESS) which still needs to be addressed
under PHASE I.
PHASE
III has been submitted to MDE and is awaiting
review and approval.
Background
On The Proposed Landfill Is Updated
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THE ON-LINE PETITION
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The
Petition
To:
Martin O'Malley.
We
the residents, workers, visitors and other concerned
people of Odenton, Crofton, and Gambrills Maryland,
as well as the surrounding areas, are against
the proposed Chesapeake Terrace rubble landfill
in Odenton, Maryland or any other landfill in
the area for the following reasons:
* Anne Arundel County, Maryland, has one of the
HIGHEST rates of cancer in the United States.
Everything we place in the ground impacts our
environment, and our environment impacts each
one of us (the air we breathe and the water we
drink).
* There are 7 landfills within a 5 to 6 mile radius
of the location of the proposed Chesapeake Terrace
Landfill, holding vast amounts of toxins, pollutants
and gases that historically escape into the soil
and air. Rubble fill materials can and should
be recycled, thus greatly reducing or eliminating
the need to have any such landfills.
* This proposed landfill will sit directly over
the Upper Patapsco Aquifer. This aquifer provides
drinking water to thousands of people as it flows
towards the Severn River and the Chesapeake Bay.
Landfill liners can leak and contaminate our water
supply.
* Huge, trash filled, semi-tractor trailers will
travel our already overburdened local roads making
them especially dangerous. The intersection at
Routes 3 and 424 has already been rated a "failing
intersection" by both the County and State
of Maryland. The intersection will not safely
accommodate up to 600 plus truck trips per day.
* Property values can greatly decrease. The national
average is 11% within a 3-mile radius, possibly
affecting such communities as Crofton, Piney Orchard,
Odenton, Gambrills, Ft. Meade (BRAC) and Seven
Oaks.
We
call on all of our elected officials to join us
in opposing the landfill by intervening to prevent
its approval.
To
receive periodic e-mail updates and more information,
please contact us at http://www.stopodentonlandfill.com/contact.htm.
Sincerely,
Please
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To Go To
The On-line Petition
&
Sign It
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FORKS
OF THE PATUXENT IMPROVEMENT ASSOCIATION (FOTPIA)
IS STRONGLY OPPOSED TO THE ODENTON LANDFILL /
CROFTON LANDFILL CONTRARY TO WHAT HAS BEEN REPORTED
[Click
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UPDATE:
If this landfill becomes a reality, we all lose!
Anyone
wishing to make donations toward fighting this
landfill can do so by sending check or money order
(do not send cash) to the Forks of the Patuxent
Improvement Association, P. O. Box 477, Odenton,
MD 21113. If this landfill becomes a reality,
we all lose.
DOES
PUTTING A
LANDFILL NEAR
A FLOOD
AREA MAKE
SENSE?
URGENT
REQUEST
We need YOUR HELP.
Please write letters to the following U.S. Senators
of Maryland and U.S. House of Representatives
Congressman showing your opposition to the proposed
Chesapeake Terrace Landfill. Also, write to
our Governor, Honorable Martin O'Malley and Lt.
Governor Anthony G. Brown at: Maryland State
House, 100 State Circle, Annapolis, MD 21401.[CLICK
HERE FOR MORE INFO]
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