| IN THE NEWS - LAKE HERITAGE MARCH 21, 2004 TALLAHASSEE, FLORIDA Lake Heritage Neighborhood News Association - Keeping You Informed One day I woke up to discover this big heap across the street. And the smell... I knew it was getting worse, but it has become intolerable. And what are they doing with all the asbestos? Photo Essay by Mona Lisa Abbott - Tallahassee Photojournalist   THE TWO PHOTOS ABOVE WERE THE "BEFORE SHOTS" See the REVISED TRESPASS WARNING ISSUED AGAINST MONA LISA ABBOTT and delivered to her on Friday March 12, 2004.  <---MARCH 20, 2004 PHOTO OF THE SAME AREA This was the same area pictured above after DEP announced that the landfill would have to comply with the rule to cover the trash at least once a week. <-------photo taken by Mr. Mona Lisa) Tallahassee, FL - Leon Co. Landfill - The lake heritage blogger
was personally escorted by Tony Parks, Director of Leon County Public
Works Department to see the covered trash heap. "Wow! What a difference. You can't even smell any
garbage over here! today!" she said.
 BUILD THE PARK!!! |
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| Leon County Landfill -
March is the windy month and has brought residents across the street
from this obnoxious heap of trash some blessed fresh air. People have asked, "How can anyone stand living
out here?" Well, according to Mona Lisa and Glenn Abbott, this situation has gotten entirely out of hand, but its
been a slow progression, and it just kind of slips up on you, til one
day you say, THAT'S ENOUGH of this crap! We cannot tolerate this
abuse anymore.
People also ask, do you ever think about moving away? Well duh, like everyday I dream of moving, but what would I tell the new people who would buy my home? That someday a park will be across the street, next to a stinking pile of asbestos laden trash and and toxic emissions? The original buffer zone has been encroached upon. Toxic trash remains uncovered to save space. What is wrong with this picture.  SEE even MORE DETAILS ATThe Garbage Blog at http://tapple.org/~monalisa/garbageblog.htm See Photos taken Jan. 15, 2004 Leon County Landfill at http://tapple.org/~monalisa/landfill See Asbestos Being Buried Photos taken Jan. 20, 2004 Leon County Landfill2 (Asbestos Wrapped and Ready to Bury) at http://tapple.org/~monalisa/landfill2 
See Photos taken Jan. 24, 2004 Leon County Landfill at http://tapple.org/~monalisa/landfill3  See the Photos taken the Day the Blogger got the  See Photos taken Feb. 26st, 2004 Leon County Landfill at http://tapple.org/~monalisa/landfill6 |
LAKE HERITAGE - MEADOWS AT WOODRUN
FRONTIER ESTATES and AREAS SURROUNDING THE LEON COUNTY LANDFILL!!! NEIGHBORHOOD ALERT! As Tallahassee Residents were being told the Leon County Landfill was officially being closed to garbage... Dept. of Environmental Protection permission was being sought to continue accepting garbage, even though money had been appropriated to properly cap off the rotting garbage heaps . Now it seems the closing and capping has been delayed indefinitely!
CAN YOU BELIEVE SOMETHING S T I N K S ??? Residents in the area have been led to believe that the
garbage has stopped being buried here at the Leon County Landfill. They
think only shrub/tree debree and grass clippings are being buried here.
But this photo shows Class III (aka Construction & Demolition) waste is actually what the bulk of the accepted waste (seen above) still being welcomed into our neighborhood.
On 1/31/04 Mona Lisa Abbott, the photographer, and writer of this investigative website was issued a No Trespass Warning on Saturday Jan. 31, 2004 by Deputy Sheriff Debra Washington. Mona said she was told that official warning meant she would be arrested if she ever came back to the Leon County landfill for any reason. Deputy Washington said the reason for the no trespass warning was because landfill staff told Mona Lisa _not to take photos_ and to stay off certain roads at the landfill. Mona says NOT true! Complete analog video of this whole event is available for interested media by calling (850) 222-6662. For more details see http://tapple.org/~monalisa/garbage blog.htm UPDATE 2/24/04 Commissioners met at a regular commission and discussed Landfill issues, but did not vacate the trespass warning, but said she would be free to visit the landfill with an escort. Leon County Sheriff Larry Campbell informed Ms. Abbott that to do so would be an illegal act on her part until the trespass warning is vacated. Leon County Sheriff attorney Allen Griner plans to meet with both the county and state attorneys on Monday to discuss this contradiction, because a trespass warning doesn't allow for coming on the property under any circumstances. First
Amendment Specialist Legal Counselor Greg Leslie of Arlington, VA
explained it this way to Ms. Abbott: If a landfill is there for the
purpose of depositing trash, and say a person is loitering there
without any known valid reason, then there is cause to wonder why that
person is there, and to be suspicious perhaps and ask that person not
loiter there. Because Abbott is a registered press photographer and
there to document conditions of concern to the public, the first
amendment law comes into effect to protect her from being asked to
leave without just cause. For instance, if Abbott committed an illegal
act would be just cause, but if she was there for the purpose of
gathering information - that would not be just cause to issue her
a trespass warning.
Helloooo? Are You Awake Yet? |
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