Red Rock Residents Wonder What's Going On

By 250 News

Red Rock- The President of the Red Rock Local Service Advisory Committee says his group would like to know how the City of Prince George was able to construct a dump site on Patterson Rd East for Biosolids without any consultation of the neighbours and other nearby residents.

Tom Von Sychowski said he first discovered the site, six miles down Patterson Rd when he went to the area and found some signs nailed on posts telling people there was no entry.

The city of Prince George he says proposes to dump up to 50 loads a day of human waste from the cities lagoons onto the property, which drains not only into a swamp nearby but a creek that feeds into the Fraser River as well.

About 150 people have signed a petition calling on the Regional District, Mayor Dan Rogers, Premier Gordon Campbell, the two MLA,s and others asking why they were not consulted about the site.

The area, “D’ Director Bob Headrick says he was met with blank stares when he raised the matter with the Regional District staff. Although he says he has since been told that the material being placed on the site is likened to manure and it falls under the ARL as acceptable use.

Area Resident Ken Bielert says a three foot Berm when up around the property on three sides and a sign telling people to keep out, that’s as much as we were told about the dump site and surely we should be entitled to know more.

Mayor Dan Rogers told 0-250 that he was unaware of the project but he would look into it. Von Sychowski says the city has told a few callers that they will meet with them on an individual basis but would not attend a meeting of the area residents.

Late Tuesday the City of Prince requested a copy of the transcript of the Meisner Show in which the matter was raised.

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