Dive summary:
- Discussions got heated at a board meeting concerning the expansion of the Faircloth Rubbish Landfill in Clinton, Miss., Supervisor Kenneth Stokes reversed his vote, swinging the board majority toward the landfill’s favor.
- Residents were so enraged by the decision a number of them stormed out in protest and Stokes yelled, “Yo Mamma” to one citizen who spoke out against the decision.
- Another issue at the meeting was a flyer Board Supervisors anonymously received that claimed, among other things, that landfill owners Tim and Mark Parkman told minority employees they would lose their jobs if the expansion was not permitted.
From the article:
Things got trashy at a Hinds County Board of Supervisors meeting Monday as some citizens stormed out and one supervisor mouthed off during a discussion about a Clinton garbage dump.
It was the second time this month the supervisors voted on the proposed expansion of the Faircloth Rubbish Landfill, which would more than double its size. Dozens of the landfill’s neighbors showed out to urge supervisors to stick with their former decision and deny the expansion. ...
