Community meeting in Sylacauga Feb. 16
by BRANDON FINCHER
Feb 02, 2010 | 1581 views | 8 8 comments | 6 6 recommendations | email to a friend | print
SYLACAUGA — A few citizens in and around the Sylacauga area are organizing a meeting for people who may be upset or want to be better informed about environmental concerns in the community.

The Sylacauga Concerned Citizens for A Better Environment organization is holding a community-wide meeting on Tuesday, Feb. 16, at 5:30 p.m. at the J. Craig Smith Community Center in Sylacauga.

Anyone that is interested in attending the meeting is invited. There is no cost.

Guest speakers slated to give a talk include Elizabeth Salter of the Alabama Rivers Alliance, Nelson Brooke of the Black Warrior River Keeper and Barbara Evans of Wildlife Law.

Steve Terrell is helping in the organization of the event and said, “Basically, this started with the REEF odor problem. We are trying to get people interested and are encouraging them to get involved.”

Terrell said Sylacauga citizen Clara Curtis is leading the effort to put together this meeting. She could not be reached for comment Tuesday afternoon.

“The meeting is about trying to gather people to not only talk about REEF but to talk about cleaning up a lot of things with the local environment,” Terrell said. “It seems like we have a lot of problems right now in that area.”

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romo3
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February 13, 2010
Really hope to see a large turn out this will be very interesting to here these people speak. and to give some input on something.SOMETHING WE DO NO OR NEED TO NO. its something that would worth while for all the people to here. Something very wrong in town and on twin st the mill village walco and around five points.when sylacauga firedepartment and the police and the chief. didnt receive thing they need if i understand it right did the city councle and the chamber of comers did they cut you pay or raises proble not.HOW could you do this to the people we need when the time comes for our officers and fire department they should always come first because they take their lives in there hands for each and everone.Think about it the policedepartment firedepartment and our chirdren and then the people the old and the sick. i ashame off this town for what ther are letting happen to the very people that pay the citycouncial.everone that are not in the city of sylacauga shood go into the city of oak grove. john carter you shood just rezine be cause your getting pay to let some one other than your self to do your job. so does the city councial you all need to step down but one in my book so have a nise to the one are trying to make a differnce.maybe i mis under stood about the policedepartment and the firedepartment iso iam sorry but if i right iam not
romo3
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February 12, 2010
didnt mean to leave twin street out. i no its really bad over their and my heart go out to everone their. Maybe if we just keep pushing this some will become of it they need to shut it down.In 11/10/08 i talk to the mayor at that time he said everything check out ok. was what adem said also talk to to mr brown faclity manager he said nothing was going into sirtee creek.THE pipe that look like a cannion that stick over the creek nothing has come out of it since alvondale had it. And the pipe that come out at five points belong to the city. And the tank in the right hand corner alvondale used to store causte. In which at that time was suround with yellow tape like you would see at a crime like police would used. Kent hall said at a time before that no hazardous waste was brought in of any kind.I HAVE PICTURE ON A CD TWO OF THEM THAT SHOWS SOME OF WHAT I BEEN TALKING ABOUT.SHOW HOW IT WAS THEN DONT NO IF ANYTHING BEEN CHANGE SINCE THEN OR NOT
romo3
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February 10, 2010
I think we the people of walco and the surrounding community should show up in large number to help Clara Curtis and Vicky Crowe to do what needs to be done.They can't do it by themselves they need our help. people this is your town to. Our kids deserve more,your children go to these schools and have to deal with the smell, it is a shame my child goes to school here. Come to this meeting to support our kids and people that are sick. You parents go to football,basketball games to support your kids so go to this meeting for them, who we hold dear to our hearts, they are worth it and more, don't you think. Parents we are suppose to love all children, God Bless Everyone so please come and be part of your children life before it is to late. So remember what is important to us our children or Reef. GOD BLESS YOU ALL, ROGER
Birdsofafeather1
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February 07, 2010
ok please all remember the meeting on the 16 of feb.we dont want to lose focus on the issues which could possibly mean life or death to some citizens.I WISH all we had to worry about was ball games ,I do enjoy ball but this is a situation more important than that so please post on proper sites so the uninformed can learn the dangers that exsist concerning this story .IF the powers that be are allowed to get away with this then soon no kids around sylacauga may even be able to play ball because so many may be sick thanks to reef and our city and county and state.So if yall come down and help us with a good showing at this meeting then i promise to come to a game. feb .16 community center sylacauga see yall there.
FROMTALLADEGA
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February 07, 2010
Does the city of Talladega really support this great basketball team or the Daily Home for that matter. I feel so sorry that this team does not get the publicity that they desevre. Does the city not recognize that this team is in the top 100 (#94) in the nation according to Rivals.com the number one website in America when it comes to recruiting high school sports. That is a huge accomplishment in my book, and i would like to congratulate the team for their hard work and dedication to be the best basketball team in Talldega history. I would also like to thank coach Chucky Miller for all that he does with the kids to groom them into not just athletes but fine young men. In my opinion this is just an example of how close the school board really pays attention to the system. This is a huge accomplishment (may noy be academic) that these kids and coaches should be proud of and given support from not only the school but the city of Talladega itself. Im a national recruiting analyst and it hurts me so bad when my colleagues ask why there are no write ups are real coverage by the local paper (Daily Home) about this great team. Its like nobody cares. Well i care, and im sick and tired of this poor coverage on these athletes. There are players on this team that can play division 1 basketball and its a damn shame that you have to be a national recruiting analyst to know this. There should be a reporter at every home game and even a traveling repoter with the team at all times. I know Talladega is a small town with a small paper, but not to aknowledge these kids is awful. The sports editor at this paper should get it together and get on his/her job because there are no excuses for this lack of coverage. As of today there are four teams in the top 100 from the state of Alabama. Those teams being #75 Butler High School out Huntsville,Al, #78 Hillcrest high School out of Tuscaloosa, Al, #94 our very own Talladega High School and #95 Gadsden High School out of Gadsden. I just hope things are better during the playoffs when it comes to a media aspect cause right now these kids get no love from our very own city paper or the citizens itself. This team should be honored after the season by both. For these kids to make the grades to play, work so hard in practice, and give it all they have in games, and have such a high ranking in the nation not state rankings but nation can not and i will not let them go without the recognition they deserve. These articles do not cover half of the game. And the player profiles are awful. For a good read on our very own Talladega Tigers please go www.rivals.com and read how this team has been a dominate program under coach Chuky Miller for the past decade. Check out coach Millers extremely high win percentage. Our players are not getting the scholorships they deserve due to lack of coverage by the local media. If the local media is not making a fuss about the gems they have in there own city or town, why would national media and recruiting analyst as myself make the rush to get there. Im trying all i can get this team the praise they deserve. Everyone please go to www.rivals.com and support the tigers.
claraasa@aol.com
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February 04, 2010
Great work BG. I am so glad we have kissed and made-up. You have revealed another of those great cover-ups in Alabama. Now I hope citizens will contact Alabama Department of Environmental Management Commission, at PO Box 301463, Montgomery, AL 36130-1463 and voice you opinion on who they chose as the next Director of ADEM. In article in DH today about Governor says gambling task force necessary he quotes "If no one locally is going to enforce the law and the attorney general is not going to enforce the law, then what does this administration do? The answer he has given to the Citizens of Sylacauga is DO NOTHING. We have writen many letter asking for his help.
Birdsofafeather1
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February 03, 2010
steve if you need a hand helping them move in over here I will help.Heck ill showem around and introduce them to the people their ignorance has severly harmed.GEE steve if the smell is just right we can play toss the adem worker.
civlized
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February 03, 2010
See you on the 16th.

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