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FORT MYERS/DUNBAR Dunbar sludge site negotiations stalled, Fort Myers and neighbor disagreements The federal lawsuit filed against the City of Fort Myers for the sludge that still remains at a Lee County sludge site looks to either be headed to trial or thrown out of court. Negotiations in court between neighbors and Fort Myers over the Dunbar sludge site on South Street have stalled, unable to come […]
FORT MYERS Plan B: Dunbar sludge to be shipped to Polk County After being rejected by several other counties, the toxic sludge from Dunbar will now be shipped to Polk County. The Fort Myers city managers office released a memo Friday saying that they now intend to ship the toxic sludge to Clark Environmental, Inc. in Mulberry. MORE: Contaminated sludge from 1960s slowly removed from Dunbar neighborhood Clark […]
Neighbors near Dunbar sludge site worry toxins will affect their health Many in Dunbar, like Rickey Rogers, now worry the wind is blowing dirt from these huge mounds at the sludge site as it spreads toxins throughout the community. “They need to get it right,” Rogers said. “We need to clean this up and start on the right foot. I need to get done to the […]
FORT MYERS Citrus County fights Dunbar sludge shipment Citrus County commissioners met with the Department of Environmental Protection and the City of Fort Myers for the first time Tuesday, but they still have a lot of questions. Citrus County leaders say they didn’t even know they were a part of the Dunbar sludge removal plan that is still waiting on approval from the […]
FORT MYERS City to start removing toxic sludge from Dunbar field Residents in the Dunbar community received a letter on their doorsteps notifying them that trucks will be at the field to start removing the arsenic-tainted sludge that has been there since the 1960s. Just last year, Dunbar resident Ruth Sapp found out this old contaminated dump site existed, just houses away from her after living in […]
FORT MYERS Citrus County considering fighting Dunbar sludge shipment Citrus County is considering taking legal action to keep the Dunbar sludge from being shipped to them for processing. MORE: Citrus County surprised with shipment of arsenic-tainted sludge The City of Fort Myers plans to send the toxic sludge to a facility in Citrus County for treatment before being sent to Alabama. Citrus County Administrator Randy […]
Dunbar sludge removal scheduled to begin, but no work trucks in sight The City of Fort Myers told the Dunbar community to expect work at the toxic sludge site to start Monday, but so far, residents say they haven’t seen progress. A sign is set up near the site, saying work was scheduled to start October 1, and residents even received letters in the mail. But despite […]
FORT MYERS City of Fort Myers faces Friday deadline for Dunbar sludge removal plans Friday is the DEP’s deadline for Fort Myers to lock down their plans to remove 30,000 tons of toxic sludge from the Dunbar neighborhood. At 5:30 p.m. the City released their sludge cleanup plan. The City says they plan to relocate the fence starting next week and will start removing the sludge October 1. The […]
FORT MYERS Dunbar toxic sludge lawsuit gets a jury trial date A potential three-week jury trial is scheduled for December 2019, to address the toxic sludge site in Dunbar, pending a settlement. Just last week, the City of Fort Myers outlined three options for what they are calling “voluntary” cleanup, including turning the site into a park. MORE: City of Fort Myers releases cleanup plans for Dunbar […]
FORT MYERS Fort Myers could approve Dunbar sludge cleanup contracts Tuesday The City of Fort Myers will take a big step towards cleaning up a toxic dumping site in the Dunbar neighborhood Tuesday. Officials will present contracts for site preparation, excavation and disposal of lime sludge at Tuesday’s City Council meeting. Families living in homes near the Dunbar toxic sludge site found out about arsenic and […]