Against municipal dump near the Good Hatchery
June 29, 2011
Portion of Croghan Man- preserved in the bog for over 2200 years
Dear friends,
A waste centre is in the process of development in an area very close to The Good Hatchery (four fields away) and, not surprisingly, the local council and its owners are very keen to get it finished as soon and as easily as possible. It will undoubtedly have an impact on The Good Hatchery and the surrounding area. It will be processing municipal and domestic solid waste at the centre to be built at Barnan, Daingean, Co. Offaly.
The local community is up in arms as it will have a great increase in truck traffic, noise levels and odour levels and a very negative environmental impact on the water table, surface water, air, the Raheenmore and Croghan bog sites. It will have a very negative effect on The Good Hatchery studios and the surrounding environment, which are both used by the 100- 150 people that visit The Good Hatchery each year to make art in.
We have set up an online petition to David Hogan, environmental representative for Offaly County Council and ask you, as a supporter and contributor to the arts, to stand along side us in opposition to solid waste being processed in Baran due to the awful impact that it would have on The Good Hatchery. On signing the petition an email will be sent to Mr. Hogan and a copy to The Good Hatchery to be used in the coming weeks.
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SIGN PETITION
It only takes a second.
Thank you-
Carl, Ruth and everyone involved in The Good Hatchery.
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