Monday, May 29, 2006

Golden Oval Eggs, LLC buys MOARK Liquid Egg Division


The Neosho Daily News, Friday, May 25, 2006 reported that Golden Oval Eggs, LLC-Renville, MN. has purchased MOARK's Liquid Egg Division. MOARK (Land O Lakes) will continue it's production and marketing of their shell egg operations.

Friday, May 26, 2006

SW Regional Landfill (Google Earth) view


This is what the track of ground looks like (today), before excavation begins on the proposed landfill. [Located in Section 34, Township 30 North, Range 32 West, Jasper County, Missouri. Southwest Regional Landfill Permit No. 109702. 640-acre facility boundry, 106-acre waste boundry, proposed 17,100,000 cubic yards of refuse excavation capacity.]

Who's Who on the Purcell Landfill Battleground

FOR
Southwest Regional Landfill, Inc.
Enviro-Site Management, LLC (a Delaware Company)
Big Red Holdings, LLC (a Delaware Company)

Advantage Waste Service
CHP Investments
CHP Environmental
Black Oaks Organics

Craig H. Post
Lori Post
Cornelius H.Post
Joe MacDonald
RFC-BRH, LLC. (a Delaware Company)
Republic Financial Corporation
Donald F. Barrickman
W. Randall Dietrich
Robert S. Possehl
Charles W.'Chuck' Singleton
Ian Massey
Paul O. Mason
DeAnn Brunts
Stuart M. Scales
Gary R. Burghart
Jeanette M. Hillhouse
Paul Rouse
April Ingram, Atty.
Dwayne A. Fulk, Atty.
Andrews Environmental Engineering
Karl W. Finke
Doug W. Mauntel

AGAINST
Citizens for Environmental Safety
Barbara Hunter
Roy Sprenkle
Mark Russell
John Price, Atty.
Sherry Garvin
Jasper County Commissioners
Chuck Surface
Jim Honey

NEUTRAL
Missouri Department of Natural Resources
Doyle Childers
Jim Bell

Today's Headlines for Purcell Landfill

Here are links to today's headlines, following the Purcell (Jasper County) Landfill Public Information session held Thursday, May 25, 2006 in Newton County (Joplin), MO.

Opponents Swarm Landfill Meeting, The Joplin Globe, Friday, May 26, 2006

Letter to Editor, The Joplin Globe, Wednesday, May 24, 2006

Who is running Southwest Regional Landfill, Inc. ?

Just exactly who is running the Southwest Regional Landfill, Inc.? Information disclosed in the Permit Modifications for Southwest Regional Landfill, Inc. included officers of the corporation. Perhaps not by coincidence, they are exactly the same officers as those disclosed for Enviro-Site Management, LLC. (a Delaware Company) and Big Red Holdings, LLC. (a Delaware Company).

They are:
Chairman of Board, Donald F. Barrickman
President, Craig H. Post
Vice President, W. Randall Dietrich
Vice President, Robert S. Possehl
Vice President, Charles W. 'Chuck' Singleton
Vice President, Ian Massey
Vice President, Paul O. Mason
Vice President of Development, Joe MacDonald
Vice President of Operations, Cornelius H. Post
Treasurer, De Ann Brunts
Assistant Treasurer, Stuart M. Scales
Secretary, Gary R. Burghart
Assistant Secretary, Jeanette M. Hillhouse

Monday, May 22, 2006

Public Information Session on Purcell Landfill

What: Public Information Session (regarding Purcell Landfill)
Where: Ramada Inn, 3320 S. Range Line Road, Joplin, MO.
When: Thursday, May 25, 2006, 4:00pm to 7:00pm
Who: Enviro-Site Management (formerly know as Advantage Waste Services-Springfield); Andrews Environmental Engineering, Inc; Missouri Department of Natural Resources (MDNR); Citizens for Environmental Safety

This is all about a 107 acre landfill, to be located on a 640 acre site, near Purcell (corner of Jasper County Road 210 and County Highway M), Missouri. According to Jim Bell, Missouri Department of Natural Resources (MDNR) Chief of Engineering - Solid Waste Division, "Our regulations require that if the site is permitted longer than five years, and they decide to build, they have to go through steps, including a public-information session, where they'll solicit public comments and respond."

Some Questions that need to be asked:
1. Has Enviro-Site Management LLC ever owned or managed a landfill previously?
2. Why has the application been changed again, from Advantage Waste Service to Enviro-Site Management, LLC?
3. Has the property been inspected by a geologist or hydrologist to evaluate the impact of the propsed landfill on the existing land topography and acquifer?
4. Why approve a landfill when one exist 20 miles north of the proposed site?
5. What authority does MDNR have to approve the permit, when each of the County Commissioners and County Attorney are on record opposing the permit?
6. What authority does MDNR have to ignore the State Statute for required fencing setback (200 ft.) for the proposed operation?
7. Has the USGS conduucted a site survey of the proposed site?
8. What authority does MDNR have to stipulate (or restrict) the geographic area from which material could be dumped in the proposed landfill?
9. What records does Enviro-Site Management LLC have for substantiating it's willingness to abide by regulations, respond to customer problems or State inquiries?
10. If the MDNR does not have the authority to re-examine the geology of the proposed site, who does? Methodology for conducting site conditions have changed since the proposed site was first approved (in 1995). Secondly, the conditions of the aquifer and the Spring River Watershed have changed since the proposed site was first approved (in 1995). Who has the authority to issue a stay of execution on the permit until the matter is resolved?
11. If Jasper County has determined that the propsed site will create a traffic hazard, who has the authority to put a stay of execution on the permit until the matter is resolved? How can the MDNR approve a Permit that subsequently will create a problem for the Missouri Department of Transportation (MDOT)?
12. Why is the Public Information hearing not being held in Jasper County? What are the requirements for setting the location for the Public Information hearing?
13. Is the Public Information Meeting for the benefit of the "engineers for the landfill and representatives of Missouri Department of Natural Resources" or for the residents living in the proximity of the proposed landfill?

Recent Purcell Landfill Headlines

Landfill Focus of Meeting, The Joplin Globe, Sunday, May 21, 2006

In Our View: DNR Response, The Joplin Globe, Tuesday, May 16, 2006

Despite Protests, Landfill Transfer on Track, The Joplin Globe, Friday, May 12, 2006

DNR Regulatory Power Limited on Landfill Issue, The Carthage Press, Thursday, May 11, 2006

Landfill Information Kept in Webb City, The Joplin Globe, Sunday May 7, 2006