Your State Representative in Columbus is about to cast a critical vote.
YOUR VOICE may be the difference between whether your State Representative votes to PROTECT or HARM the air you breathe, the water you drink, and the soil upon which your family depends for food.
Governor Strickland has proposed a modest increase in state fees collected on landfill waste disposed of in Ohio to help fund essential protections of our air, water, and soil.
Without adequate funding there will be:
* less oversight of public water systems
* fewer inspections of factory smokestacks
* declining water quality
* increased soil erosion
But the construction and demolition debris (CDD) industry is fighting back.
Even though Ohio has the lowest average disposal fees in the region for CDD waste — and even though half of the CDD waste dumped in Ohio comes from out of state — the industry is balking.
Please, don't let the landfill lobbyists be the last voice that your lawmaker hears!
Send an e-mail to your Ohio State Representative today! Tell him or her to vote FOR clean air, water, and soil - and to vote FOR the proposed fee increase.
You can also contact your Representative by calling (800) 282-0253.
Sincerely,
Keith Dimoff
Executive Director
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Send a letter to the following decision maker(s):
Your Representative (if you live in Ohio)
Below is the sample letter:
Subject: Vote for clean air, water, and soil in Ohio!
Dear [decision maker name automatically inserted here],
Please vote FOR clean air, safe drinking water, and soil conservation for Ohio by voting FOR the proposed fee increase on mixed solid waste and construction and demolition (CDD) waste disposed of in Ohio, as proposed by Governor Strickland.
Without adequate funding, there will be less oversight of public water systems, fewer inspections of factory smokestacks, declining water quality, and increased soil erosion.
Visit http://www.theoec.org/PDFs/BudgetFees09.pdf to read the OEC fact sheet.
Even though Ohio has the lowest average dumping fees in the region for CDD waste - and even though half of the CDD disposed of in Ohio comes from out of state - the industry is balking.
IT IS FAIR to ask the CDD industry to be a bigger part of the solution, because:
- The CDD industry makes millions of dollars dumping trash in Ohio. In fact, half of the CDD waste dumped in Ohio is from out of state.
- The Ohio EPA has documented underground fires, toxic contamination, and other problems at CDD disposal sites.
- CDD landfills comply with much weaker standards than those for solid waste.
That's why CDD waste can pose serious risks to our air, land, and water.
Make the CDD industry - which is making millions of dollars dumping waste in Ohio - pay their fair share to help safeguard Ohio's air, water, and soil from the extra burden posed by out-of-state waste.
Please vote FOR clean air, safe drinking water, and soil conservation by voting FOR the proposed fee increase on mixed solid waste and construction and demolition (CDD) waste disposed of in Ohio.
I look forward to your reply.
Sincerely,
[your name]
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What's At Stake:
* Click here to read the OEC's fact sheet on the budget fee proposal.
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Campaign Expiration Date:
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