Soil from gasworks site
Sir,—For the first time since the news broke concerning the disposal of wastes from the gasworks site, we are given some hard figures to assess. There has been so much double talk, and so many conflicting statements have been made, that our concern has been doubled. The North New Brighton Community Council thanks Mr Revell for his reply. Our quarrel is not with him, but with the Metropolitan Refuse Disposal Committee. We were given a firm undertaking, when the Waimairi site was established, that there would be no dumping of toxic material there.
This enormous quantity from the gasworks is going to take a very considerable time to be disposed of, and, meanwhile, is exposed to the elements in a delicate environment. The airy statement that it will not affect the beach for at least 50 years is a nice out for the present committee. It is unlikely that any of the members will be available to answer for their actions then. — Yours, etc., Mrs A. J. FLANAGAN. August 1, 1985.
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