St. Augustine Landfill

From: Peg McIntire
To: letters@staugustinerecord.com

Letter to the Editor:

The spirit of Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.was alive and well at the recent meeting to protest a landfill on Riberia Street. Ed Slavin termed it "environmental racism". St. Paul's AME Church on King Street was "standing room only".

The issue has been covered in the press at previous meetings and on several occasions. But I found this last meeting more intense and more constructive. At least a dozen concerned St. Augustine citizens, not only the residents of Lincolnville, spoke out intelligently and passionately, demanding that the City of St Augustine "do the right thing"... cancel the planned project (presently at a standstill) It was exciting to see democracy at work. It was inspiring to close the evening singing "We Shall Overcome."

Peg McIntire
Member of PPJ (People for Peace & Justice)
Director of GFP (Grandparents for Peace)
Tel. 471 1986