Union County commissioners did not waver the tiniest bit tonight at the Jan. 17, 2017 meeting when the second reading of Ordinance NO 2016-03 came to a vote, which was unanimously approved. Marihelen Wheeler                     […]

  Thanks to Eric Thomas, we have learned of the public notice put in the newspaper that the Union County Board of County Commissioners will hold a public workshop on January 17 at 5:30 pm, […]

The Sarasota Herald Tribune has published this article on phosphate mining.  This permit request was slated to be heard at the end of last summer,  but was suddenly withdrawn by Mosaic when their disastrous sinkhole […]

“The permits…are legally sound and provide all the protections necessary to comply with all local, state and federal laws,”  -Mosaic “We work really hard and to the letter of the law…” – Army Corps Oh, […]

By now, Mosaic’s feeble explanations to the public regarding water safety pretty much lack credibility.   Their spokesperson, Beckingham, says the water is safe, but Hillsborough County wants to test if for themselves. Channel 8 in […]

  Preach to the choir:  yes, that is what we did tonight and we are so happy we did.  Union County cares about their land and their river, so they came out in droves tonight […]

News Channel 8, in Tampa, has aired the following story.  It was Channel 8 which first disclosed to the public the news of the huge sinkhole at the Mosaic mine.  Both Mosaic and our Department […]