Enemy of the People concerns the fallout from an environmental disaster. We recently highlighted the parallels to the incidents in Crestwood County. This morning I came across a story in Maywood.'Dangerous' conditions at preserve
by Gerry Smith, Chicago Tribune
May 20, 2009
And after visiting Miller Meadow last fall to look into allegations of
open dumping, an Illinois Environmental Protection Agency inspector determined
that there were no violations, said state EPA spokeswoman Maggie Carson.
But Cox said the debris on the site is widespread and "physically
dangerous" for people who want to use the area for recreation.
"Purely from a public-use point of view, it makes the site unusable," Cox
said.
And Dye said she worries about the threat to wildlife at Miller Meadow
after seeing how erosion on the restoration site has carried debris and
biosolids toward the river banks.
"I'm not an expert, but if you dump a bunch of construction debris and soil
near a river and it starts to erode into the river, I think that's a problem,"
Dye said
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