Laserfiche WebLink
Spoonbill Marsh a `toxic waste dump"' The article then lists allegations <br />including: <br />1. "marsh water that is overflowing onto environmentally sensitive land <br />to the north that is owned by the Indian River Land Trust." <br />2. Supposed disappearing water, that was not accounted for. <br />3. An outflow meant to facilitate the flow of water back to the Lagoon <br />was not functioning. <br />4. Shortly after the facility was constructed the FDEP cited the County <br />for permit infractions for "failure to construct the disposal system at <br />the Spoonbill Marsh site in accordance with the approved design". <br />5. The Spoonbill Marsh "is detrimental to fish and wildlife." <br />Please note, despite the purposefully inflammatory headline, <br />"Environmentalists call Spoonbill Marsh a `toxic waste dump"', none of the <br />allegations have anything to do with pollution. Yes, the article notes that <br />Barry Shapiro says that the Spoonbill Marsh is "a liquid toxic waste dump", <br />but Mr. Shapiro also clearly states that he is not an "environmentalist or an <br />expert in any way when it comes to the important issues of our ecology." <br />(September 20, 2016 letter) Shapiro also states about the report in <br />question, "It's Greek to me but maybe you can decipher it". <br />So, and please think about this, the only basis for the nasty headline, is a <br />statement from someone who claims he is not an environmentalist or "an <br />expert in any way when it comes to the important issues of our ecology", <br />who in fact says of the report, upon which he bases his malicious politically <br />motivated comment: "It is Greek to me but maybe you can decipher it." <br />"Its Greek to me". Now, for Mark Schumann and his coterie of useful idiots <br />(and let me give a special shout -out to Bea Gardner), "It's Greek to me" "is <br />an idiom in English, expressing that something is not understandable." <br />(Wikipedia) <br />Again, the nasty headline and tendentious article in 32963 is based on the <br />comments of an admitted non -expert who clearly states that he does not <br />understand the report upon which his statements are based. <br />As for the mentioned allegations: <br />1. "marsh water that is overflowing onto environmentally sensitive land <br />to the north that is owned by the Indian River Land Trust." Yes, this <br />