Our Strategy
So, where do we start?
The first step in this process is to DEMAND that the appropriate levels of government resolve continued violation of our rights by DeKalb County under the 14th Amendment of the United States Constitution, State of Georgia Law, and Georgia Supreme Court Rulings.
Please join our list of “Concerned Citizens” & demand that Federal & State officials take immediate action on the fact that we have been exposed by DeKalb County, Georgia to a deadly list of toxins identified by Sampling Measure & by a Review of DeKalb County Open Records data.
Specifically we have been denied our fundamental rights and equal protection under the law by DeKalb County government which has used a system of deception, cover-up, corruption, and legal suppression to Violate Federal and State Laws, County Ordinances, particularity those that relate to the Federal Consent Decree, Chapter 391-3-6-.09 of the Georgia Rules & Regulations for Water Quality Control & Part III of the National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES Permit Nos. GA0024147 & GA0026816).
DeKalb County Government continues to present false and misleading information to its Citizens, the State of Georgia, and Federal Agencies and we have exhausted all known remedies at the County level of government to resolve these issues.
DeKalb County Government has caused unknown health and quality of life issues to our community and our tax dollars have found no proper representation at the county level of government.
CEO Michael Thurmond told us to sue him.
Has he forgotten that he represents US?
Add your name to the list of Concerned Citizens.
Our Goals
Regulatory Enforcement by EPA and GA EPD
State and Federal oversight is needed by regulatory agencies like the EPA and GA EPD (Environmental Protection Division) to enforce proper sewage and industrial pre-treatment processes, operations and repair or replacement of inadequate sewage and industrial waste infrastructure.
Accountability and Assessment
DeKalb County (under citizen and state oversight) must assess current levels of toxins and disclose all information pertaining to past toxic exposure. This assessment must be presented to the public along with a proposal for a transparent and accountable remediation process.
Solutions
A master remediation plan must be created to address all issues within an agreed upon timeline. The Ethics Board should be given more teeth or a Citizens Review Board established. Solutions must include thorough clean up of all toxic waste sites (public and private), repair or replacement of inadequate and malfunctioning infrastructure, executing INVERSE CONDEMNATION for residents adjacent to the hazards (including consequential damage payments), resolving the lack of oversight in developing the 120 Acres of parkland in the community, resolving the site specific zoning issues related to a Georgia Supreme Court ruling, and strict adherence to the EPA’s requirements for the industrial Pre-Treatment Program. (IPP). Make IPP data readily available to the general public.