Dive summary:
- A neighborhood in Havelock, N.C., built on a landfill last used in the 1950s, is starting to raise concern after residents noticed the ground was literally sinking under them.
- The waste is only a few inches under the surface and pockets of decaying trash are causing the cavities slowly destroying the neighborhood.
- Residents have contacted the EPA, the North Carolina Division of Waste Management and the city but no one will take responsibility for cleaning up or buying out the owners because “it wasn’t done on their watch.”
From the article:
Richards said the city of Havelock should be held somewhat responsible.
"[The city] issued the permits to the builders. We'd like for them to come in and properly clean it up. If they can't do that, we'd like for them to buy us out," she said.
Havelock city attorney Warden Smith told ABC News that a city meeting is scheduled for June 10, but Salter and his neighbors may find it a bit "anticlimactic." ...
