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Last night significant conversation occurred between the public and the Mt. Joy Twp Supervisors regarding the Mt. Joy Township landfill.  I believe the citizens are being heard and are influencing the negotiation process.  Pray for the health and safety concerns of the community and their representatives to receive support each step of the way and for the citizens to clearly articulate their concerns to the appropriate structures (time for me not only to speak in public, but to write some letters). 

During the public interaction time, I was very encouraged to receive word the township will be meeting with Walt Dinda from the DEP.  I am confident he will be helpful in the next phase of the development of waste stream plan, including an increased emphasis on recycling.  As follow-up to my participation in PROP's Conference:  I shared various materials including London Grove Township's recycling initiatives (note:  I suggested checking out their website and consider the addition of links such as freecycle, DEP's benefits of recycling, and Earthday.net to our own site), the educational benefit of tapping into not only DEP's Walt Dinda but also Lancaster County Solid Waste Management Authority's (LCSWMA) Recycling Coordinator Tom Adams, and the services provided by Waste Management Recycle America (a flyer and a promotional video).

Several of us had the opportunity to discuss our traffic safety concerns with the chief of the regional police force and were invited to voice our concerns at the Regional Police Commission Mtg next Tuesday.  On the calendar, I'll be there. 

The next twp mtg is Monday, September 17, 7:30pm.  Pray for adequate preparations to be made so public interaction and supervisor time will be focused on the key issues at hand.  Looking forward to the next meetings w/DEP regarding 1.  the landfill, 2.  recycling.