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Dump the dump! What about that proposed landfill in Madison, GA?

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Real Estate Agent with Coldwell Banker Lake Country 284620

Its impossible these days to drive through historic Madison, Georgia, or around the beautiful Morgan County countryside without noticing all the signs

 anti dump sign

The re-zoning application that will allow a proposed Regional Landfill is working its way through the review process.  Buyers thinking of moving here are asking questions, of course, and this gives me a chance to discuss with them what I love most about living in Morgan County:

PEOPLE CARE. CITIZENS GET INVOLVED. AS A RESULT, MOST DECISIONS GET MADE BASED ON LONG TERM GOOD.

 crowd

When the first public hearing was re-rescheduled, my friend Meg decided that "we, the people" should gather anyway. So with the help of a few friends, and with just one week's notice - more than 150 citizens gathered in our new Town Park to learn more about the proposal and to let their voices be heard.

 Town Park crowd

People here like to gather facts and make up their own minds about things, so we had representatives from the Citizens to Preserve Morgan County (www.ctpmc.org) and the Madison-Morgan Conservancy (www.mmcgeorgia.org) available to share their research and answer questions.

 kids speaker

Keep Morgan Green was also on hand, to promote recycling and compost efforts - because reducing our solid waste is a commitment we all can make.

 letter signing

Loud cheers followed the announcement that the Northeast Georgia Regional Commissions DRI committee had just decided that the project is not in the best interest of the region, joining the Madison City Council and the Madison-Morgan Conservancy in advising the commissioners to vote no on the re-zoning application.

 kids on stage

The Planning Commission is tentatively scheduled to hold a public hearing on June 10.  Stay tuned to democracy in action, here in beautiful Madison, Georgia.

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Comments (2)

Anonymous
Meg Ferrante

Great photos Pat! Jeanne, this is a real service for in-coming residents. If I were just moving here, I'd want to know the citizens were doing everything possible to work against a project like this. I welcome any and all of them to get invovled. It's a long road, but we've got some GREAT momentum!!!!

May 11, 2010 02:29 AM
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Ann Hayden 636-399-7544
Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices Select Properties-St. Louis Missouri - Des Peres, MO
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Jeanne,

I understand the problem with the dump but people tend to forget about what they can do to help with the trash after the issues is dead.

Ann Hayden in Wildwood, MO

May 28, 2010 12:59 AM