Opposition to the phosphate mine continued to be expressed at the Bradford County commissioners meeting July 21, 2016 in Starke. Kate Ellison of Melrose and your OSFR historian traveled to the podium to remind the […]
Tonight, July 18, 2016, a respectable number of people attended the regular Union County Board of County Commissioners meeting to express their support in opposing the phosphate mine. Six people made the trip to the […]
Today, July 5, 2016, the Bradford County Board of Commissioners held their regularly scheduled meeting. The proposed phosphate mine was not on the agenda, but during the public comments, two people, among them the OSFR […]
The following article by Tom Palmer of the Lakeland Ledger is from 2011, but reprinted here because the issues remain the same five years later, these being the damage to the earth done by phosphate […]
Radioactive gypsum stacks can cause tremendous damage to the aquifer and the immediate surroundings. Read this article from David Hammock published in Ezine. Florida Phosphate Mines Show Adverse Effects On The Environment By David Hammock | […]
The Union County commissioners met tonight, June 20, 2016, and did have the proposed mine on the agenda. Mr. Chris Bird, director of the Alachua County Environmental Protection Department, again presented his offer of assistance […]
Personal friends of the proposed mine owners spoke in favor tonight at the Bradford County Board of County Commissioners meeting in Starke. Reasons given by both were the jobs the mine would bring and the […]
Songs and inspiration were provided by talented speakers and musicians at Chiappini’s in Melrose, at a fundraiser attended by friendly, enthusiastic people from far and wide and all walks of life. These are people who […]
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