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Updated: 8:09 PM Sep 2, 2008
Supervisors Listen to Citizen Complaints
Lauderdale County, Miss. A Lauderdale County board of supervisors' decision to move a set of green box dumpsters near a residential area in north Meridian has been rescinded. Posted: 6:30 PM Sep 2, 2008 |
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A Lauderdale County board of supervisors' decision to move a set of green box dumpsters near a residential area in north Meridian has been rescinded.
After days of complaints about that site on Windmill Drive, District 1 Hank Florey instructed county workers to find another location.
The dumpsters are currently behind Northeast Elementary School, but officials had asked they be moved from there for safety reasons.
The site had already been cleared off, and was being prepared to place those dumpsters there.
"We had so much opposition to it. We thought that would be a good site away from the houses, but we had so much opposition, we decided to change it," said Florey. "I represent the people, and they don't want it, and I can appreciate that. I really can. "
Supervisors voted three to two at their last meeting to move those boxes to Windmill Drive.
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Everybody has moved to the county from the city of Meridian. There are only a few nice neighborhoods left in the city....WHY IN THE WORLD...would CRAZY supervisors want to puT dumpsters right next to these beautiful homes. It is a CITY neighborhood....and let me tell you....THEY PAY ALOT more taxes than the county & they should not have DUMPSTERS put in their back yards !!! We pay for city garbage pick-up & more for our tags...etc..It cost alot to live in the city.Does the city of Meridian not have PRIDE in their neighborhoods. The streets are awful.. Lets take care of the WONDERFUL CITIENS of the Meridian City Limits...we live IN MERIDIAN....because WE LOVE MERIDIAN. Hank Florey didn't do anything to stop the dumpsters until citizens came forward...who is looking out for us???? the supervisors should be ashame...city of Meridian should be ashame...Please lets keep the CITY OF MERIDIAN clean & a safe place for our children to grow. Thank you.
Actually, Hank Florey did not give citizens an opportunity to voice their concerns. The citizens were notified of the green boxes and began complainting with phone calls, emails, etc. He knew that a residential area was 2/10 of a mile from the proposed dump site and had planned to put them there until the citizens found out. His creditability is negative in my opinion. Yet, thanks for listening to the citizens.
I respect Hank Florey for listening to his constituents. When Craig Hitt moved the dumpster site from Hwy 19N & State Blvd Ext. to Hookston Rd., a desolate road in a swamp, he did it without informing the public and at a huge cost to county taxpayers. After being there for 20 years, one day the dumpsters were there and the next day they were gone. He said, when asked, that there was no law that he had to give advance notice to the public. Of course, by not informing the people, he didn't have to deal with complaints until after the fact and what was done could not be undone. Mr. Florey listened to the people who use the boxes and pay for that use. Mr. Hitt appears to be oblivious to the wants and needs of voters and taxpayers. We need more supervisors like Hank Florey who actually work for the people and take into consideration the wants and needs of the taxpayers.
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