I live 3424 The bathroom Thank you for joining us today especially to our resident This domain has been the most disturbing news and I have it here To the car wash my name I have been arrested in the County for 27 years I am a mother of two beautiful little girls When I heard about this decision, I was angry and actually I have a historian with those daily nervous system condition has been linked to outside agents these cars that has ordered agents that come from things such as toxic materials We are exposed to my family and I have suffered so much because of it I am sure a lot of A lot of the quality of my daughter has a chronic allergies suffers from asthma I have seen my baby lane a House. A little bit of boxing does her being respiratory distress This is particularly to fourth string that heavy volume falling a natural stuffs, and that is in the air and we breathe it. Finding causes those effects I can understand bringing toxic waste Michelle and I will go ask any toxic and it can be hazardous It can be and it is important people. We have seen the direct effects of this toxic ash and it has been wet in tour evil We saw a higher rate of miscarriages crime, bring his skin conditions and severe rashes in areas exposed to this Austin study by order by B He was proven that these ashes were Having said this, I want to turn over to our mission Mister Hawkins Ceo also said. And not be toxic goes into our land field How he would explain in these ashes can be toxic and in the same sentence are safe The obviously there is a multitude of evidence that these ashes are toxic If they are banned from the two suspects they should be banned in Florida I would like to know why other landfills closer to the island we're not considered why bring into They hate this area or bounds How other alternate is been considered such as transporting them and sending them to different plants who can definitely benefit from this Lastly, I understand Commissioner It Doesn't matter which I would like for him to library today Thank you So we can have a dual conversation that conversation opportunity for you to speak your mind session next up is Catherine Person Okay, things opposition Jackie Fist Saint Cloud 1819 Peachtree Boulevard and arrested in address for 40 years of my husband myself and our three children Fantastic Iowa County. We've had businesses and both semi and our continued residents in Saint Louis I'm very dismayed to learn that you have already approved this asking each and everyone of you to reconsider as do not allow the collect I understand We've already have solved as they do at every state of the Union, but free they are Ash is not safe It has leaked if you are not aware of it I advise you to visit the physicians for Social Responsibility, website Earth Justice or read one of the many folks by Robert Godley Bombing Subject coal ash is extremely dangerous to human health and it's been shown that will bleach into the waters and occupiers It contains some of the deadliest toxins, carcinogens and heavy metals in the world The sooner in arsenic lead Mercury Academy of Chromium, 61, of the most deadly and Sylvania are just some of the compounds of more than a dozen that are toxic They leach out of ash disposal sites, especially from West storage, will contaminate surface waters and underground waters They cause cancer neurological part in humans and will poison fish which are that consume Humans and in onto the toxicity coal ash disposal facilities are second largest industrial waste stream in the United States and we need to get away from Cole and its by products The coal power plans have effectively cleaned up the air pollution which makes the waste even more toxic So I ask that you be considered us, pull it off the agenda we are pressed Take care of the material we have and we don't need to add hundreds of millions of pounds or even a thousand more tons of this It's, not safe for anybody and the citizenry should be appraised and advice and also consented us, which I don't believe they have you pass an exemption in December to break the rules that you have for environment of disposal and you will let this And now You're going to have and we're supposed to accept it as citizens as pay our complete This is not democracy This is not what you were elected to act as our representatives This is not for the community good and I'm seriously think that you need to repeal this act now before we killed some of our commissioners After that will be challenged My name is Avenue Park, Florida, 3278 Nine I'm here representing the environmental nonprofit ideas for us I'm A biologist I think that what We'll hear in a lot of the comments made today we're really hard on the environmental potential damage This can cost just in 2018 alone They were six major coal lash, contaminations in the groundwater that occurred across the United States This is clearly That has great potential to do catastrophic environmental harms, the area on top of it just confused as to why the city would want to know for taking this on and putting it into a landfill here There are other options for disposal of this waste there are a multitude of experimental manners as a way of empowering and further but unless those can be tested and incorporated into this disposal method I think that It's a very very risky aspect for free bolt insider especially with the age of Florida It's low ground water levels and ability for a lot of these chemicals very easily penetrate through the permeable, limestone bedrock and get into the water that you know is the name of course, pumped out and used for irrigation agriculture and of course, when it comes out of the taps of residents So I imagine your little repair as most places around the world to deal with these types of contamination it would be a real shame to allow something like that happen and then have to retract The Act Out clean out there Good Afternoon Everybody. I'm Mario with the answer for progress, 100. South Randolph Avenue 74741 a lot of environmental issues have been addressed, and I just wanna say I wanna talk about the transparency issue and ultimately not just why this add to the agenda at the last minute on April first is one of dozens of other items without public hearing without public comment without notice But also how do we know that this kind of stuff on happening again We were told last week that this is temporary. This is only for six months It would have to worry about it bye considering how this issue was brought up in the first place How do we know How can we trust you now to do this again and not to do it on other issues that impact our environment and Franklin and remarks Hillary Good afternoon My name is His chair of the environment and also serving as vice chair of natural resources Here is one zero extremely Individual capacity muchas celebramos nuestro I've been given the changing their graphics Central Florida in Osceola County it would be We would be hard pressed. Not just And so what is also pressuring the balance in Justice is that the public health impacts are so great but that so The environment is also from this point And so It's also very hard to grapple with That are serious, but not always mean that may take years or months for the actual impact of And so It's also troubling is advised It can seem abstract. They made me seem like luxury Something that should not be a concern but It's, also as a mother of three to terror for me that it could be impact so my children and so other shoulder in the community as well as those who are medically vulnerable, whether It's my grandparents As well and so there's, also a denial that this environment And what's, most troubling is that pastor and so they are so perfect and one of the experts in the field of environmental Justice, Margaret Carter has said that it is a failure of us toxic law to to to see that this environmental houses. They had threats But It's also concerned because the distribution of environmental impacts are not equal especially in areas where we have rural areas el S That just gonna break Good Afternoon commissioners My name is Maria I'm, an equal Justice works, follow Florida legal services we service little income and where populations in inspire space I'm here at my resignation and also an individual because I am very upset I cannot believe that this is happening still account I grew up in Puerto Rico that I've been a resident of Central Florida over 2529 0410 people drive I have been following this Cola issue in Puerto Rico for years this has been an issue that has gotten people arrest Because It's such a big deal to understand the environmental impacts of this will cause besides the environmental effect that we talked about part of my project deals with disaster preparedness and mitigation As we all know overhead canes, we have commanding recently and we just had one in Puerto Rico When we are heard a lot from the landfills were required to control this ash to make sure that it Didn't fly away they did not take them Is necessary to contain as ash It's very hard to continue because Ash It's like And when you wet it it seeps into the ground as we know here in Florida or table is very high. So it's very easy for words water table where we all heard in Puerto Rico Those ashes ended up everywhere I'm sure you guys have seen big popcorn going that are being completely flooded Not much different from what concert here in Florida there was no way Actually ended up in the water it was tense on after the show that all those heavy chemicals were in the water and just to conclude, I just wanna say a little cold from a resident of Puerto Rico because like I said this might be to us but this bike has been going on for years this is from our bedroom put on he's a resident of two of the of the city but have been mostly affected also because of environmental and just because it is a large Black Puerto Rican population in areas and this is Mister He was being interviewed by M regarding the ash and he said people complain about diseases like asthma cancer it's normal people who have cancer before a certain point. If a person said I got cancer you would say my God this person has cancer but today you see them as just one more person Don't let that happen We do not want to look at people. I think you have cancer because It's become normal On everyday please protect our residents It's in your hands make the right decision and this decision that you made without consulting any of the residents of your areas Thank you 76 Photo Flash your number one responsibility as elected officials is to carry out the will of the citizens they represent and also to pass things that are in the best interest of the citizenry of which nothing has Didn't do any that have anyone but this I ask you to receive your thought process in passing this measure stage or interests in public while running for office about your concerns with the environment we all know the coaches not for us For something that no one here wants, we Didn't have a chance to voice our opinions integrity Definition of a person with integrity is that they do the same thing with Someone's looking at whether or not that I asked which is loving yourself and ask Is this really, which one before S S S My name is 266 times First of all back because without never known about this dumping some Ladies Report about it is it true that we need on one Commissioner to reopen this We who does I County land from nada pendejo So you do profit from this four commissioners yes when did you discuss all this not in probably and what happened to the sunshine If you voted? Yes, she was I myself had an auto immune I live in wash and blow Already everything. Melissa S Qualify Crawford ladies and gentlemen again. This is really Wiseman I with two fives Indiana Florida Borders the United States of America, my daughter Cherry officer, and I moved here five years ago for the health and welfare people that run into buildings. When You're running out I Didn't know the things that I know today five years ago in the County and It's. Not because of this County that I stand here today It's for the benefits that people in this room and the benefits of all of our citizens and those people on planet Earth A hundred years bring Washington to us to believe to believe that the things that we are offered in the way It may offer us They become more You know how to cure cancer. We know how to cure all diseases, but we can't hear them when we are continually insulted with countless not just windows not a daily doses, not dosis, not among the ghosts the lifetime of You have to everybody in here has four or five generations through their family defines somebody that has not been affected by one chemical Disease is coming A sperm and egg that you continue and you are carrying toxins, whether you like it or not So, I ask if we could be passionate about what's going on in this country We could correct the wrongs Have been for lifetimes now all the way through our endurance and what can we do to make a change We can start today every single person here who starts today I have my own toxicity for two and a half years It's, not fun So and help us all we have a lot to work to do thank you for all the wonderful things that you've done for our country I can only imagine Responding during portion I'll give the commissioners an opportunity to respond Crawford 31971 I mean that today cuz a lot of public speakers before a lot of information and a lot of research today What I'm here to do today is to ask the To make a motion for a remote because It's, my understanding that Brandon was because he was not here Friends pains to that meant three commissioners made this decision for this community We were not made and where that It's gonna be added to the agenda that bang cuz. If I had been I would have been here because I understand we're taking cool lash from within States But we don't want additional coal ash and we need time Restart and figure out what as a community as a whole we're gonna. Do we organize Instead of motion and That's my The commissioners are holding on and for Brandon to weigh in also to be able to have a repeal because that is up to you Thank you S I'm, saying I'm Johnson 3354 cat as beef today as an individual I got I won't address the transparency issues proud of her, and I said I listen to minutes this morning before I came down here last Did the item followed by handles Both of those had unsafe you, Didn't discuss it with anybody in public S But That's not approved sunshine I think you have erroneous in false judgment on your part to turning to address that second of all Lansdale liners do leak they sometimes or maintain. Well Sometimes the equipment operators puncture them So to say, I liner is safe. Alternative is better than none Mike is $2 a ton about generating money for this County sticking does one study if there's a thought that there were releasing water table that much money To 25 leads whenever they comes four thing is when things are pushed through life Like this I've always learned upon money is new one done. A research is the food truck companies are and there's anybody in the County government officials and then somebody takes money S S My name is Lopez ever Six, zero 324 and I'm, a native of original Silicon Water within a matter that was perfect And I remember some of the County or concerns rightfully, so with the lack of transparency of comments regarding the positive cold cash from illegal in underneath to we tried to influence the public to participate in sports we're concerned that the residents face the dangers and exposure to toxic water in hair and working people that resulted in severe illness and a time step of their family and friends It is deplorable to us that they should continue to be exposed to these House hazardous account which is the whole As for the nation well, we understand that this is not just a poor began issue That's. Not what we're here to reiterate It's all residents affected However, I speak on behalf of a specific community where the authority of the environmental Justice is a challenges resides in Congress which is what binds us all together as residents we're all in this together and It's not okay to dump these without regulation we're good people and it's not okay here in our community we're asking the officers to address the transparency involved in your decision to allow the disposable pull action our communities to address the danger Last exposure to the environment, health issues are and as well as Florida locations or disposal of these hazardous waves Thank you for your time By your person My name is Kathy Woodward and My address is 2524 Bobby Lee Lane I'm, a brand new resident to the area of Saint Cloud and I am a first time home buyer. So Super excited to be here with the Delta Airlines and Adella and I actually love White and I read this article on this and we were talking about it and funny enough. She was actually coming here to speak on this matter and I found it unfortunately Very discouraging a new homeowner cuz I was thinking to myself. How is this going to affect the resale value of my home And I have a little girl? That's about to turn four? And then I thought how is this going to affect our health From a little bit of stuff that I read does contain three of these things mercury being number one and I'm sure, a lot of you already in your research as you can But mercury is a chronic exposure caused harm to the nervous system win. Mercury is inhaled or ingested. Various health effects can encourage such as vision in seizures numbness memory loss and sleeplessness Having with us is inhale. High levels of cadmium is absorbed into the body More specifically the lungs directly absorb cademy I'm into the bloodstream when humans are Was having over a long period of kidney disease and lung disease In addition, having exposure candy Associated with hypertension Lastly, chronic exposure of cadmium can cause bone weakness which increases the risk of bone fractures and osteoporosis arsenal win high amounts of arsenic is inhaled or ingested through coal ash ways diseases such as bladder cancer enhancer kidney cancer and lung cancer can develop ultimately exposure of arsenic mortality Furthermore, low levels of arsenic exposure can cause irregular heartbeat Natasha Diarrhea, vomiting referral neuropathy, and addition apparent I mean that is a lot that can affect my daughter and all of our families health So I just urge you to reconsider at this lettuce boat and have a voice on this matter. Thank you My name is Francisco 7030 Branch Court Saint Cloud, Florida I've been hostile County resident I graduated from high school I've lived here at friends here at everybody My entire life has been a discount I never step foot in this building until to that and the only reason is because there has never been a day more important in our sale, counts history and today Obviously, by this room, you can clearly see that the residents do not want this no matter The county's stands to profit from there's, no money that is worth our health or our water or our precious resources that we have that we have to protect not only for ourselves our kids our grandchildren and so on this is absolutely ridiculous They went this far without a public hearing public input on this I also a County resident I am absolutely just a poll by what this board is done by making this decision without getting Drummer input from our own President we actually have to live here so with that, said please what we need to do here Is we need another vote on this This has to be brought back up This cannot be allowed to go through we, the people will not stand for this S S partes Thanks for S Okay de ser vertidas en nuestro donde el aire que respiramos la comida que comemos el agua que tomamos y los animales que nos comemos por guillermo pueden ser contaminada ok yo en nombre mío y de la organización pido de día yo quiero que usted que por favor la i p a alas de piel haga un estudio nuevo moderno con la tecnología que hoy existe en estadio del senador que ese estudio se ha publicado de que todos sepamos todo lo que hay en esta ceniza realmente la y que en caso de que las cenizas no sean tóxicas en Classic estas cenizas estén depositada en donde nosotros vivimos o no yo sé que aquí hay comisionados muy cercanos a a mi gente pana transmisiones que confiar ustedes me le imploro por favor tomen cartas en el asunto y dese cuenta que nosotros estamos sumamente preocupados en Afternoon They say lightning doesn't strike twice we can ever say that will never happen Well, I can say that I've seen that twice in my lifetime As a resident from the hometown where these ashes have been fought for by the very small people that supposedly had no voice there's no dumping So therefore I am here to speak against Commissioners I have to look into listening to us People have no voice prior to this. But now I ask why was visible passed without people? Here Is this decision? Final Can we know how much is the revenue of the County is going to be taken And if this is true why I hear May, we know how much is the royalty that is Fred Hopkins, junior Lastly how about you have the people vote this as a referendum and not a very commissioners we S Good Morning commissioners when he exploded right representation of my father married my mother My father serves over 24 years in the US military style forces He suffers from numerous conditions One of those conditions was caused by Agent orange and the reason I mention that is because I heard Commissioner hockey information during his press conference this morning, the Damage control press conference where he seems to be more of a press Secretary for a S rather than the Commissioner The reason I mention is that the government told us that Agent Orange was legal the government told us that agent Orange Didn't cause harm the government told the cigarettes they cost so if you have private institutions like S Don't into your campaigns as they do to Commissioner Hawkins and pain telling you what to say the people know that just because the government says something just because big interests Big Corporation say something that something safe history has proven Time again that the results are tonight the people of Puerto Rico Grey at fought against the harms. The great farm today yes has caused in Puerto Rico and that is why they were able to run a yes out of town The governor of Puerto Rico recently announced a S we're gonna remove the most amount of cold from the island, Puerto Rico And if you do not repeal this where the basic fabric of our democracy has been attacked Commissioners make decisions without the input of the people You are attacking the very essence of the fabric of this nation which is transparency and democracy and to close I want to be brief I think It's outrageous that in Florida, which has one of the most strict this public information laws in the country you get arrested your mug shop is forever It's gonna be on line for everybody to see if you buy a House anybody can look up your address Everything is open and yet you have our very decision makers hiding stuff from the public there's. Something called the Florida Senator and it is out Agents to see our own public officials look the other way and ignore the Florida Sunshine loans all for a profit and to close. I saw your press conference mister pockets and I try to say this with as much respect as possible But I have to say I'm disappointed to see a public elected official seem more like a press Secretary for a S and waste connections. And I congratulate you for disclosing that you used to work for over 20 years and that your family has connections But you forgot to mention one little detail the thousands of dollars of donations he received from ways connections In closing, please refill the decision and let the people be heard. Thank you Also By Good Afternoon commissioners My name is Joseph Royal and I need live and Mary I am an environmental attorney and also a professor and the majority of my research has been in environmental Justice and climate Justice and, sadly, the decision that was made here by commissioners without public consultation without notification for this vision to accept concert whole lash from a in Puerto Rico is environmental injustice Environmental protection agency defines environmental injustice as a fair treatment and meaningful involvement of all people regardless of race or social economic status in the environmental decision making Why because those environmental decisions affect our health our safety and our welfare and they impact our rights as human beings our rights to life and to There is no nine, the scientific evidence that coal ash poses a risk to our health A risk a risk is not something 100 percent will happen but there is a possibility and a probability that it came just because something is S And just as my husband stated D Tooth peace agent Orange were all legal at one point so a slavery and so the fact that women Didn't have lights There are risk with Cole ash and an area of climate change when the world has committed to reducing greenhouse gases to moving away from fossil fuels towards a clean energy, renewable future or trillions of dollars have been divested from a closet and were country States and sips have in our planning a complete whole phase out the actions of this Commission who looked backwards and symbolize Dependence on fossil fuels I have urged you to resend this contract I do not believe that coal ash should be dumped here in Puerto Rico or anywhere I urge you to make a commitment today to move towards a clean energy future and there are many people in the room that can help you be the pillar of renewable energy in the station and lastly, and most importantly I ask you to listen Listen to the Constituents that voted you into the seats that You're sitting as you are their representatives You are their voice and this democracy as was stated before is founded on we the people propósitos Bringing harm to the citizens of this home walks and many wise things that will have you all made a decision I think and I do mean the word faith as in death Black Hole religion to convention about how you covered or would you covered with It will find its way for actors It's, our water systems and the treatment that we give our family three children and 10 grandchildren living in this country The last thing I don't wanna hear any getting sick because this has gotten into our drinking water An appropriate thing to bring up mothers who had just pass the mothers that have use formula for their made taking the very water We all know consumer billion formula one little speck of that coal ash in that formula what will happen to the child time serious consequences I'm for Who's Just recently, I was appalled when I saw the pictures of the already mean profits could be made this decision who made that brought that about Meet the rent killers I take everything to the Lord and I am so ours last night. Cuz, I couldn't sleep and was brought to my attention It was very brief on my heart and I would like for you to keep your attention on me when I'm speaking as I'm S And with all the respect I looked at you with respect for your job or I know It's, not easy These are tough decisions we have to make but I asked him to make the right one repeals The last thing they're finding the record with your mattress place good afternoon my name is Frank open 53 to a many plates 3475 eight I'm here as a private citizen and I am a retired public health Secretary And before that, I was an important there's. One entire line had been concerned about people Matches clashes I guess believe it list a they've done work they're, not pots it How can be take basic science You know anything is that I'm Breaking and New York, but I've been aggressively year for making years and have family and relatives and Iowa and And aware about the phones were a as deposit possibly ashes and 12 different towns and cities in Puerto Rico Yes Not this year I know about how shallow the water was here and I thought well why do they think what's gonna happen with the with the coal ash is gonna steeping ground water That's gonna stay here It's gonna. Throw it down South all the way down through America and so we need to take a stand explain for you Okay and a lot of people talk about Puerto Rico But this also have any no People are suffering the asthma the cancer I've done okay and I want to hear I you to reconsider and take this back to involve okay and the first thing is because I think to my mind was that was mad First one percent cats and now the ashes was good. I mean that S S 190 I worked in the environmental testing and just wanna look Speaker Eater. So forgive me victoria no pasamos And this is gonna have the front range impacts and I feel like we need to consider those longterm impacts not the short term King from But how it will impact his future We can all look at our families then named Apple cancer currently or passed away from cancer And then I feel like I, Didn't, do that possible exposure by doing this should be reconsidered The art like as Kelly Rice said bombarded by chemicals every day and That's an on avoidable Impact of the industrial world women but to take collapse from a place where we could avoid that trouble we could lessen those impacts Send my cold elsewhere we must do that Thank you Peters Famous my address was 20 Adams of Florida 347 I'm simply here today, just to express my satisfaction with a previous decision that was made and just to ask for one of the commissioners who voted for it to please make emotions and bring it back up and discuss Hi, my name is Mark Peters for be a court to sin And you know this I appreciate everyone turning out here. Usually at this time 130 meeting we don't see this much people here So definitely you know hermoso centro esto es teletón Seemingly for the money that it generates for pretty much it's the on making accusations, but it seems that the lines your pockets of those who donate to your to your representation of us when you were there, you said when you guys run for office if you're here for the people but It's become about me myself and I can get into those seats and nobody comes back for reelection You start talking about the people again and then it goes back to the same thing you made decisions here If you don't think of consideration the people you represent you sit there They don't vote on things that matter to everyone but you take it on yourself and many of you get a very you You are part of this community You've lived in for many years as a Commissioner, Hawkins Commissioner Arrington the deal for many many years. You grew up here and you see the people you interact with But it seems like the part you don't care about those people anymore just get with the people you represent those builders Those people are benefiting from the money that you that you raise for that because they're raising it for you as well But we the people promise you may not study online आए लोगों को we stand here to say okay we taken it now what about you guys how 91 it was a reported understand. All That's is a magnet 1991 it said for merely that the commissioners then which is both things that comes across their desk Just because it benefits the developers You whiten Pleasant Hill Road at that time for one, maybe two lanes and it just exploded again You gonna widen these roads without building new religion actually making things better for this community All you look at is the money that you can generate your taxes but you don't take into people here you will applaud statement by the how to six hundred thousand people ensure time because you create more goals take what you do it every thing to do is watching us so for Followed by S Kitchen Showers 1421 I have been director Conservation on Station I'm a second generation Brian to Seminole County And run Red is the acceptance of coal ash is being proposed under the guys of helping put them But if you truly want to Puerto Rico, please be proactive in Octave How Rico, given cold bands replaced with a hundred percent renewable energy solutions like solar We are just gorgeous and Center speaking today Our children are one by I hope this mission listens between people if this Commission decides to endorse Organization bear with United Real Initiative of Devices Good Afternoon County commissioners My name is Maria Rodriguez I am the outreach director for Congressman Darren Soto representing District Nine at eight 04 Street Pacific, Florida 34741 I am here to make a statement on behalf of Congressman Soto Really ready pools for constituents opposing the importation of coal ash to Osceola County we agree or specifically we have heard from constituents as a hardly able to that coal ash was being Perry by win into their neighborhood affecting air quality In addition we are concerned that this called Ash could eventually pollute the Floridian aquifer and hurt the water supply as a result I have requested a review of his better file, a House subcommittee on Environment and the US Environmental Protection Agency All really we must transition beyond hold from local renewable energy and combat climate change We are back in numerous proposals to absorber and win the other States In the meantime we strongly encourage that County commissioners to reverse course Storage thank you One of the state that she was obviously she next we have boundary Anderson who has time to studio tunnel six minutes. Please S Valerie Let's speak to three issues ya sé suelto suelto a sus escoltas sobre y nuevas All the time So If you use the cool action necessarily cover the storm water ponds that currently certainly fill will be handling all of the standards somewhere I included a photo of what happens when a colesterol pond overflows This is the News River in North Carolina September 2018 when Hurricane Florence went through turned, it turned the River into Brown September nineteenth 2018 in Florida Every single lash George Facility has contaminated groundwater with one more toxic So Michelle said that we have a storm, polishing doesn't support and distraction so I I researched the ability and I went to the groundwater testing balls and you know if if It's if we're already we're already having coal ash action and shouldn't be continued A holiday letter from Juice and consultants Do you keep that the water quality standards some of the wealth our our our there's extra talking including arsenic and those solids So and those Wells are under the strict concern So those Wells are beyond the liner Those those Wells already tended to test to see if winter is weakening Look at the map So intensity monitoring Wells points, well kinds of architectural waters reach I confirm this one size support. Eight office and yellow on the map are exceeding drinking water standards for any of these contenders There are three wine, cool ash ladies in Florida, including Mars but it sends the panhandle, which is losing Arctic looking great with the water the big power station in Tampa, which Radium or now, including ours which is already losing arsenic in Florida saying she planned just northwest of aluminum core iron activities and sodium You know these are the same tools that we have here Some more knowledge in a letter sent in June 2001 Apartment Associates So the site fails Ford basically sidelined here Such a water body is located Constitution with the whole Ranch Forever project site is located within an area wetland systems inside is located so that major truck traffic watch Pastor Cloud They conclude the comments by say 2001 but also a lot of sanitary scary The originals in the wrong place It's already contaminated offer what's contemplated once condemnations found testing moments, too and then we planned to fill thousands of more Okay, It's been staying public intox ins. This is not true The test required is called the toxicity in the future or even is no better 2000 of this test Toxicity of However, it is heavily lobby to maintain the status quo because of this cold was if this cold ashes caused by correctly So That's be disposed in real hazardous waste Dumps is drums So and that would be very expensive, more expensive than whatever is causing a storic here But That's, what should be used is reaching environmental assessment framework test relief that was that has comes back and says that coal ash will be toxic I mean they've had polish flashes non toxic. I would be very surprised okay so maybe it's legal as people have said to them collection that maybe the Nsa spine and easy as says fine But it's not safe in these industries subjects to our scenario already sometimes regulations and should not be disposed in daily life Stock up Studied time 90 Hopefully okay Industry Oh, my name is Bill Wilson and my address is two fortune Kendall Way, which is in davenport of land, provide here in the city and Bridge Street and Windsor Hills my Olson and first, I want to talk about transparency without transparency. There can be no trust without trust it. Doesn't matter which party you belong to be chaos and as you can see things. If they continue on where we are going through now we, the people are not going to be very happy This is the this is truly a nonpartisan issue does anything really to do whether It's a Republican or Democrat or just people I am a retired army sergeant first class search tours in both Iraq and Afghanistan. Now my wife and I own our property over here at Osceola County for about 10 years and Unfortunately, my military duties made so that I couldn't be present in the state for large portion of the time until a couple of years ago. When we moved here I have been asked by a group of concerned Osceola County residents to represent their views about shipping coal ash into the country from our They not only want this practice to stop but they also look like their questions answered Our citizens are not unreasonable They generally understand that power generation stations within the state of Florida create this cold ash and It's generated for within the state and That's a necessary evil What is not a necessary evil is important an estimated 650 million pounds from outside of the state This ash potentially risk ground water and air quality nomination We've heard it all It does not matter whether testing on the coal ash being deposit meets the standards That statement begs the question if the cold ashes safe why not just leave it where it is The folks that I represent understand Cole Bash is known to contain harmful radioactive isotopes heavy metals arsenic Our residents requested at least one Commissioner bring forth emotion to reconsider the waiver Then today vote to resent that way for outright whether it be the Country's, financial health or a giant metal copper of priorities there's, something fishy going on here The commissions affirmative vote to allow shipment of cold ash from outside the state is shocking There are many questions that need to be answered and here's just a few to start now please note I do understand that this is not a question and answer format okay. I also understand that Folks that are commissioners up here are pretty skip, very skilled politicians so sometimes Kander and intestinal fortitude to seem to seem to be in short supply My home is that the gathered media that is here will exercise their right of freedom of the press and hold you the commissioners accountable by assisting by insisting that you honor your open office and answer to we the people Commissioner Hawkins of Staining from the initial vote because it is conflict of interest I commend him on that okay. I'm glad he did that. He did the right thing My question is Did. The commissioners have a discussion about this whole ash coming from Puerto Rico to Osceola County with Commissioner Hawkins at anytime before it was put on the agenda and voted on as Commissioner Hawkins actually recused himself from everything as well as sustaining from the vote if he has Why is the County space on this controversy He is on every television program you can see talking about this talking about it and the pro way if he he should be silent and allow the other commissioners to make their own unbiased diseases How were the commissioner's approach by the landfill operator and power company officials which Commissioner was approach first Which Commissioner asked her to be put on the agenda How long before it was put on the agenda in any Commissioner know about the plan to bring coal ash to the country Why Put it on within such a short notice virtually overnight, not virtually actually overnight Why were there no public here and scheduled first so that the citizens can weigh in on what was certainly going to be a very controversial issue It was great that Congressman Soto sent a representative here That was that was good. That was great He have was on the record for requesting that you receive the waiver approval and immediately sees the shipments I have question, though did Congressman Soto or in his fan of have discussions with any of the County commissioners prior to the way for being put on the agenda voted on past or The waiver was passed before the commencement of shipments did any Commissioner have discussions with the congressman about the movement of the coal ash from Puerto Rico Ladies and gentlemen our conditioners you certainly deserve the respect They are very, very tough issues that you have to deal with on a daily basis Why not just chalk this up to a mistake and fix it today I am said that correctly We have six minutes state information या letter of family is important for thousand twenty-five a lash from for we came to tell this session my teacher tomato also want to farmers even with their going for having it how i am protected for fun anywhere for past future also enjoy environment for the unacceptable the general take up for any has been taken on four overs take hours knowledgeable channel that is not only the temple on services have no wait i have said in most seventy thousand wedding live under the forty-one many of them I had a chance to follow the events because they are working anyway over jobs and then we can participate in County meetings Also County implements plans often to empower That's. However in this instance, they did not realize the potential impact of Saint Cloud and members of the community that would be affected chemicals leak Puerto Rico does have a problem and after the hurricane they definitely need help with that much of environmental hazard they're facing. But this is something that the we should be working with the Cia and the entire Nation should be talking Puerto Rico Osceola County cannot handle that much toxic waste on their own According to Environmental group Earth Justice Inconsistent state regulations also result in environmental Justice the States are the most lax coal income communities and communities of the States. With the most flexible ash regulations are, the States were cool ash dumps or most likely disproportionately impact low income communities and communities of color There is no city water The residents drink from the well is if the water was contaminated Corners and millions of dollars to get city water lines and ensure the safety of the potential cost of the damage is not worth the recipe that hunch on Commission report junior's training and raise the conclusive chemicals are safe