Stop Developers from Building on the Barry Road Landfill

04/07/2024, 06:57

Final Hearing is scheduled on 9May2024. We would like to keep the petition open for signatures until then.


New deadline: 11.05.2024
Signatures at the time of the change: 666

04/07/2024, 06:56

Final Hearing is scheduled on 9May2024. We would like to keep the petition open for signatures until then.


New deadline: 11.05.2024
Signatures at the time of the change: 666

02/11/2024, 00:33

Hi Everyone!

I would like to personally thank you for supporting this petition! But we still need more signatures before the Zoning Hearing on 20Feb. Please share via email and your social media ASAP. Any Adult in the US can sign, but, for obvious reasons, we really need as many Hillsborough County residents to sign as possible. Please share with all your friends www.openpetition.org/!gkdxx

The land in question is part of the Sweet Water Creek Watershed. The Canal immediately adjacent to the property leads to the Town and Country Greenway Canal which, in turn leads to Rocky Creek, Old Tampa Bay, and the Tampa Bay Estuary, which is Florida’s largest open water estuary. Disturbance of this land could directly lead to the buried toxins being released into these very delicately balanced bodies of water.
Groundwater test reports indicate that Numerous Chemicals have been detected over safe limits including:
1,2,3-Trichloropropane, 1,3-Dichloropropane, Acrylonitrile, Carbon Tetrachloride, Isopropylbenzene, Chlorobenzene, Benzene, Acetone, & Arsenic.

The following quote from a recent Groundwater Report should be enough to stop this development in its tracks, but hasn't so far:
The County continues to be approached for the potential redevelopment of the BRLF.
Unless a proper development plan is constructed under an EPC Director’s Authorization, redevelopment would potentially have adverse effects to the environment and human health by disturbing waste filled areas, initiate groundwater plume migration outside property boundaries, impacts to nearby surface water channels, and development of explosive landfill gases. It is unquestionable, a Final Order document for the closed Barry Road Landfill needs to be completed to reduce the potential risks and set the guidelines under the rules of 62-701 F.A.C. for water quality, landfill gas, and reduce the risk of human exposure.

It is pretty clear that although additional traffic and wildlife concerns are important, the possibility of preventing further waterway pollution is what makes stopping this development imperative!

If anyone from the Town 'N Country area would like to ride the bus to the Zoning Hearing on 20Feb, please email Jhirst.TOSDtampa@gmail.com to confirm a spot on the bus. The bus will leave from Morganwoods Elementary School at 430pm and we request a $5 driver tip per person.

Thanks so much for your support!

Sue Pritchard
President
Twelve Oaks Civic Association
TwelveOaksGeneral@gmail.com

02/11/2024, 00:13

"was" to "were" due to the original phrasing being grammatically awkward.


New petition description:

Town and Country Residents do not want developers to build anything on the old Barry Road Landfill site.

The site is recognized as toxic and is required to be monitored for water quality and methane gas emissions due to the deep layers of hazardous garbage that waswere dumped on the site from 1964 to 1970. Hillsborough County Solid Waste department has stated that "Redevelopment would potentially have adverse effects to the environment and human health by disturbing waste filled areas, initiate groundwater plume migration outside property boundaries, impacts to nearby surface water channels, and development of explosive landfill gases under residential structures."

In addition, we are concerned about the protected wildlife habitats building on this property may disturb as no studies have been done.

Further, we believe that the traffic studies done on the impact of this development are inherently flawed as building 50+ new homes in an existing neighborhood will not lower traffic as the study indicated.

Please sign this petition to help us let Hillsborough County decision makers know that many people are against building anything on the former landfill property.