Save NE 82nd meeting on Aug 19th
The Save NE 82nd Avenue Coalition is sponsoring an informational town hall meeting on August 19th to discuss elevated methane levels at "Siskiyou Square", the former H.G. Lavelle Landfill at NE 82nd Avenue and NE Siskiyou Street.
The current state of the former landfill is a result of continued neglect of the methane gas management and monitoring system. The owner of the property, Mike Hashem, has been repeatedly asked by the Oregon Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) to maintain the system in working condition, to which he has been largely unresponsive. In February, Oregon DEQ issued a unilateral order to Mike Hashem requiring landfill gas monitoring and an evaluation of the gas management system on his land be conducted and overhauled, as needed. Under this direction, Mr. Hashem complied and paid for an assessment of the existing gas system. The report from this study, released a few months ago, concluded that elevated levels of methane gas are present along portions of the landfill boundary. DEQ cited as a possible risk the Madison Place Subdivision, on NE Knott and Russell Streets between NE 84th and 86th Avenues.
Citing health concerns over Mr. Hashem's land, the Save NE 82nd Coalition, in cooperation with the Madison South Neighborhood Association, is sponsoring a town hall meeting to educate the neighborhood regarding the public health and safety issues, and to inform on what is being done to correct the existing conditions. The meeting will also include a discussion of the future of Siskiyou Square, focusing on presentations of the findings of the Imagine 82nd study, as well as other upcoming projects in the neighborhood.
Invited speakers include:
Tim Spencer and Bob Schwartz from the Oregon DEQ
Bill Barber of CNN on the Imagine 82nd plan
Pamela Penrose from the new USA School of Wrestling (http://www.seallp.com/client/usa/usa.htm)
The Save NE 82nd Town Hall meeting is scheduled to take place on Wednesday, August 19th from 6-8pm at the Banfield Pet Hospital Corporate Headquarters at 8000 NE Tillamook Street. Anticipated attendance is expected to fill the room's capacity, so please arrive on-time or earlier.
Where:
Madison South Community Room
Banfield Pet Hospital Corporate Headquarters at
8000 NE Tillamook Street
When:
Wednesday, August 19th at 6 pm
For more information, please email us at info@savemadisonsouth.org, call us at (503..., or visit us on the web at http://www.savemadisonsouth.org.
Posted on August 12, 2009
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