Comments on: Cove Landfill Fire Burns Again

By: stephanie houston

stephanie houston — Sat, 26 Jan 2013 02:45:03 +0000

For the concerned citizens of Escambia county Florida: The individual(s) that own this property has in fact been informed of the situation at hand and will do everything possible to resolve the issue at hand. Please be kind! The owner(s) are not like the previous owner(s) by no means!!!!
Respectfully
SAH

By: lmn

lmn — Fri, 25 Jan 2013 18:09:09 +0000

Mr. Malcolm Thomas has still not stepped up to the plate guess as long as it is not affecting him then let it burn. Poor kids and teachers. Malcolm our kids are your ultimate responsibility, where are you?????

By: jeeperman

jeeperman — Fri, 25 Jan 2013 15:27:50 +0000

P.S.
An underground fire like this could last for years.
Very common occurance.
Some days, weeks it can really smoke, then go down to near zero.
Weeks later it will crank up again.

By: jeeperman

jeeperman — Fri, 25 Jan 2013 15:24:08 +0000

The area burning is owned by:
NIT MANAGEMENT INC
Mail: 1828 DEW VALLEY DR
CARROLLTON, TX 75010
The road frontage and building are owned by Rapid Management.
Both owe property taxes of around $10k for 2010, 2011 & 2012.
That tells me they are going to pull a Saufley Field landfill scheme and walk away from this site and all responsibilities.
The county, state and feds were unable to force the owners/operators of Saufley landfill to pay or fix anything.
That has set a precedent and notified all other landfill owner/operators that they can do the same also and walk away scott free.

By: out of sight, out of mind...s

out of sight, out of mind...s — Fri, 25 Jan 2013 12:51:24 +0000

I drove down Cove and 9 1/2 Mile Road this morning at 6:00. Smell of vegation was strong on Cove. Smoke/vegetation smell thick on 9 1/2 Mile Road.

The fog seems to really be holding the smell this morning. Would not want to be at the school.

By: Jane

Jane — Fri, 25 Jan 2013 10:37:26 +0000

There may be noxious plants such as poison ivy and Oleander, etc. that will cause serious problems if inhaled. This should be looked into by EPA. They seem interested in everything else, maybe this is something that should be on their adjenda?

By: well

well — Fri, 25 Jan 2013 03:29:57 +0000

I figure all who have spoken here to be tax paying citizens…
So we will all soon be the not so proud owners of this mess.

By: john taylor Sr.

john taylor Sr. — Fri, 25 Jan 2013 02:36:20 +0000

WE live on west nine mile road. The stinch from the burning land fill reached our home today. Teary eded and coughing ( bronchidus ) along with headaches are starting to occur. Was at the hospital to see family tonight when I met a friend. His mother in law lives near the dump. She was admitted to the hospital for inhalation of the burning trash today with extreme life threatening issues. Someone needs to put effort in getting this placed extingushed . Very unhealthy.

By: lmn

lmn — Thu, 24 Jan 2013 21:20:24 +0000

Where are our elected officials? Are they or their loved ones breathing this contaminated air? The parents at ths school need to put thier foot down and demand that this school be closed until this issue is COMPLETELY resolved. Just limbs and stumps that makes it sound ok. Does anyone know how many dangerous plants there are that can cause illness andd even death if burned?. Remember the uproar over the BP oil spill? Oil is natural so what is the difference? Guess our beautiful white beaches are more important than our beautiful innocent children who do not have any say in this matter. Parents stand up for your childrens safety and well being. BP had to pay this company should pay as well.

By: Randy

Randy — Thu, 24 Jan 2013 21:10:17 +0000

1. Sounds like another Saufley landfill mess to me. The company that ran the Saufley landfill were located in LA and they skirted and the county got stuck with the tab (your tax dollars hard at work) You think the county would have learned a lesson from the disaster at the Saufley landfill….