COREECTION _ this dumping was on the Southside in the Phillips neighborhood. Annie Young East Phillips
Quoting Annie Young <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > > > >Subject: Fwd: toxic dumping, updates and other stuff > >X-pstn-levels: (C:83.1967 M:99.2571 P:95.9108 R:95.9108 S:36.0371 ) > >X-pstn-settings: 3 (1.0000:2.0000) pmCr > >X-pstn-addresses: from <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > > >>> "Keith Ellison" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> 08/08/03 08:29AM >>> > >Mary, can you send this to the EJ list? > > > >Item 1: > >EJ Committee members please be aware of the following report. > > > >The City of Minneapolis, Hennepin County and the Minnesota Pollution > >Control Agency (MPCA) are seeking the public's help in getting > >information regarding > >six 55-gallon barrels that were abandoned on a vacant lot just north of > >the intersection of East 24th Street and 5th Avenue on the Northside. > > > >The barrels contain paint and other hazardous wastes, similar to those > >from a body shop. Body shop wastes commonly include carcinogenic and > >toxic organic solvents, such as toluene, benzene and > >methyl-ethel-ketone. > > > >On July 29, Minneapolis Environmental Services received a tip from > >neighbors who live near where the barrels were abandoned. They reported > >seeing three men unload the barrels from a white, one-ton pickup truck > >last Friday night. After the discovery, the barrels were made upright by > >the Minneapolis Fire Department and cordoned off. The barrels have since > >been removed by an environmental contractor hired by the MPCA. Dumping > >of hazardous wastes is illegal, and poses a health threat to people who > >live nearby. Anyone knowing more about the incident is asked to call > >the > >Minnesota Duty Officer at (651) 649-5451 or (800) 422-0791. > > > >July 30, 2003. > > TEMPORARY REMINDER: > 1. Don't feed the troll! Ignore obvious flame-bait. > 2. If you don't like what's being discussed here, don't complain - change the > subject (Mpls-specific, of course.) > > ________________________________ > > Minneapolis Issues Forum - A City-focused Civic Discussion - Mn E-Democracy > Post messages to: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subscribe, Un-subscribe, etc. at: http://e-democracy.org/mpls TEMPORARY REMINDER: 1. Don't feed the troll! Ignore obvious flame-bait. 2. If you don't like what's being discussed here, don't complain - change the subject (Mpls-specific, of course.) ________________________________ Minneapolis Issues Forum - A City-focused Civic Discussion - Mn E-Democracy Post messages to: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscribe, Un-subscribe, etc. at: http://e-democracy.org/mpls
