The following was written by OSFR president Mike Roth. We can only congratulate and thank him, Ken Cornell, Oscar Psychas (about whom we have posted before), Lucy Anstey and the others who spoke, especially the […]
Thanks to OSFR President Mike Smith for putting this item on the agenda, and to John Quarterman for publicizing it. If you can, please attend, and even better, please stand and tell the commissioners […]
Alan Toth’s new documentary “Mining Phosphorus” is nearly finished and due to be released in September. Many of you met him and contributed to his film during his recent two visits to our area. […]
De Soto County Administration Bldg. 201 E Oak Street, Arcadia, FL. July 24, 2018, 6:30 – 10:30. We have a chance to keep Mighty Mosaic out of De Soto. The planning and zoning board almost […]
Mosaic came within a hair’s breadth of being denied their phosphate mine extension in De Soto County last week. The following article was sent to me from People Protecting the Peace River. We must […]
Kate Ellison Carol Mosley Item 4. E on the Bradford BOCC agenda today (June 4, 2018) reads: “Provide direction to staff regarding public participation at internal staff meetings on Phosphate Mining matter.” Previously, Carol […]
photos by your historian The Ledger writes about the end of Mosaic’s project to fill the terrible sinkhole on their mine property which opened up in August of 2016, nearly two years ago. This is […]
After the second go-around, the amendments to the Land Development Regulations were presented to the board by County Attorney Russ Wade. Citizens Against Phosphate Mining and some others approved the basic revisions, but hoped for […]
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