(from Folio Weekly's website)
St. Augustine's most ardent critics gain credibility in the city's illegal dumping scandal
It's hard to imagine how it rankles city officials to cede the moral high ground to people who have derided their "fascist" policies, wearing black armbands to City Commission meetings and making "Sieg Heil" hand gestures. But the people who have traditionally fought from the margins have moved to the center of a political storm in the Oldest City - first exposing, then demanding accountability in an illicit, foolish and ever-more-costly dumping scandal. Check out page 20 in this week's issue to read more.
In secret, behind locked gates, our Nation's Oldest City dumped a landfill in a lake (Old City Reservoir), while emitting sewage in our rivers and salt marsh. Organized citizens exposed and defeated pollution, racism and cronyism. We elected a new Mayor. We're transforming our City -- advanced citizenship. Ask questions. Make disclosures. Demand answers. Be involved. Expect democracy. Report and expose corruption. Smile! Help enact a St. Augustine National Park and Seashore. We shall overcome!
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