Special: It's a Stinking Mess

From a reader:

Colbert County Roadside debris has been the focus of recent news articles. 

Now we hear reports Sheffield Utilities has raised rates on the poor citizens that are forced to use their services.

While this doesn't affect most people in other cities in Colbert County, it is indicative of what is going on behind the scenes that affect ALL Citizens of Colbert County.

After a lot of research and reading ADEM reports ad nauseum, I am going to address the STINKING TRUTH in Colbert County for those of us who thought we were safe from the Sheffield Utilities gouging of their customers.

THE STINKING TRUTH ABOUT THE STINKING LANDFILL.

Sheffield, Tuscumbia and Muscle Shoals are the sole members of the Solid Waste Disposal Authority (SWDA). YES, the 3 Cities determine the garbage, disposal, cost and contracts with those who process the stinky stuff. Under the law, Colbert County Commission has no ownership and operation of the landfill - it falls squarely on the shoulders of the 3 Mayors - OR AT LEAST DID - until Bubba Underwood (previous Tuscumbia Mayor) would not give up his position on that committee when he resigned as Tuscumbia Mayor. 

According to ADEM records (accessed on the worldwide web) states that in 2015,  A Solid Waste Disposal Permit was issued to a P&F Enterprises, Inc, which obviously meant the new Mayor Willie Foster could not serve on the SWDA Board since his father is an incorporator of P&F Enterprises, Inc.that was formed in 2011 (https://www.bizapedia.com/al/p-f-industrial-enterprises-inc.html), 

HOW DOES THIS AFFECT EVERY CITIZEN IN COLBERT COUNTY?

SWDA Board Members and the Sheffield Utilities Dept, M.S. Utilities Dept, and Tuscumbia Utilities Department met numerous times and decided they would not accept "Leachate" for treatment in their plants - even though ADEM cleared the cities to perform those services for the citizens, even though all, or nearly, all cities in Alabama process their own Leachate.

How does that affect me, you and every citizen in Colbert County? The Landfill is burdened with accepting, treating and transporting leachate for 53,000 citizens along with the household garbage.

After constant complaints from "someone", ADEM has paid numerous visits to the landfill (ADEM website reports) ultimately resulting in the closure of the Landfill since it could not keep up with the demands and regulations.

At this time - Your household garbage is transported to Mississippi / Roadside debris is transported to Morgan County / Leachate goes to Tennessee.

THINK ABOUT THAT - trucks are traveling long distances to transport daily  when the Cities/Utilities could keep the services in their boundaries!!!

Think about Sheffield Utilities recent increases - and believe it or not - the other Cities will be announcing their own increases, over and over and over.

THE BOARD SWDA BOARD MEMBERS - MIKE LOCKHART, STEVE STANLEY, BUBBA UNDERWOOD need to stop playing their STINKING GAMES and do what should have been done a long time ago.

One has to wonder why the Utilities Managers and the SWDA Board Members are running the cost up on disposal of these items if there is not a personal and financial benefit to them. After all, passing along a "cost of services" to us poor citizens is the age old song and dance, just like what is currently happening in Sheffield. THEY ARE CAUSING THE MASSIVE INCREASE IN COSTS - DON'T BE FOOLED BY THEIR FAST TALK (or no talk at all)  - They control the process and can stop this fast growing financial loss - unless it personally benefits them.

TIME FOR A FORENSIC AUDIT ON EVERYONE ASSOCIATED WITH  P&F ENTERPRISES, INC,  /  SWDA BOARD MEMBERS STEVE STANLEY, MIKE LOCKHART, BUBBA UNDERWOOD /    TUSCUMBIA MAYOR WILLIAM FOSTER (son of a P&F Enterprises Director and founder /  CITY  UTILITY MANAGERS  / TOWN OF CHEROKEE and the LANDFILL OPERATOR CWI.

WHEN WILL THIS END!!!!!