On January 10th, Lincolnville and West Augustine residents eloquently confronted officials who first dumped solid waste in a coquina pit lake long used for bass fishing and swimming, with the city's lawyer (William Pence of Akerman Senterfitt) resembling a character in "Erin Brockovich" or "A Civil Action," actually stating he would drink the water.
One resident reporting that all the fish were dead; Pence demanded to know how the people got on "private property." Following the lead of three small newspapers (The Collective Press, The Chronicle and Out in the City), Folio Weekly has done yeoman work catching up on St. Augustine's dumping scandals, with more on the way.
The Wreckord devoted only a small story to the meeting in an historic church, not even reporting citizens sang "We Shall Overcome" after their victory in a place where Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. led St. Augustine to respect civil rights and civil liberties. The Wreckord cheated its readers from in-depth coverage.
That sound you heard Monday night, January 14th was concrete breaking of the Berlin Wall. Commissioner Errol Jones, who made the motion to ship solid waste back to Lincolnville, changed his mind after attending the January 10th Lincolnville meeting. Jones pressed Commissioners January 13th to eliminate Lincolnville as a destination for the solid waste.
The St. Augustine Record has dropped the ball, printing City of St. Augustine "spin."
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