"In recent years, there has been much written about the Cumberland Plateau and the dangers threatening
it. The vast woods covering this region of Tennessee is quickly diminishing due to building, logging practices and other disturbances such as the introduction of non-native species. However, the plateau is
extremely biodiverse and with large tracts of wild land remaining, it is well worth the fight to conserve the forests and features so unique to it." - From the Tennessee Conservationist Magazine
It's beyond belief that Cumberland County has eleven elected officials that apparently "don't get it" since they supported virtually unchanged, the request of the applicant to construct a coal ash landfill in the heart of the Cumberland Plateau.
These officials apparently ignored the beauty of the place where they live, ignored the lives of the people directly effected by this project, and failed to recognize the long-term negative publicity this onerous project will have on Cumberland County.
Commissioners . . . the citizens will not forget your decision when you run for re-election in 2010. We are not going away. You can count on that!
"THE ELEVEN"
Commissioner Tollett; David Gibson, 4th District; Jack Davisand Trey Kerley, 5th District; Wendell Wilson and Terry Carter, 6th District; Harvel and Kenneth Carey, 7th District; Jeff Brown and Greg Maxwell, 8th District; and Cramer.
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