This petition has been started to demand that the ministers of the government of the Cayman Islands take seriously the health, economic, and environmental hazard that is the George Town Landfill. The dump has been studied and analyzed repeatedly with no ministers in the current government willing to make the tough decisions required of them to resolve this horrendous blemish on the beautiful island of Grand Cayman. We request that the current government face the reality that the continued use of the George Town Landfill site is no longer a viable option. We do not request that the dump simply be moved in its current state to another part of the island but that a modern high tech waste management facility be built on another site while the current site is capped. This is the only financially and environmentally viable option. The people of this island deserve a Dump Free Cayman. Cayman has offered the world so much through the tourism and financial industries but has offered the citizens and residents of this beautiful country no resolutions to a very solvable problem. We deserve better. The dump poses health risks in the form of ground and air pollution, environmental risks in the form of pollution running into the North Sound, economic risks in the form of lost tourism reputation and drop in housing markets in the George Town and Seven Mile Beach areas. We deserve better. If you agree that this problem should be the top priority of the current government and that they should stop talking and start actively solving this problem join us by signing this petition for a Dump Free Cayman. We deserve better.
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February 14, 2014
The momentum behind this petition confirms that the public interest in resolving the landfill crisis has reached a critical point. It is now evident that the need for a modern waste management facility is a priority shared by many who call these islands home.
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Government members- no one forced you to be in the government- take responsibility. Every toxic material around is disposed at the dump and is leaking to the ground, sea and air, this pollution is not contained at the site of the dump.
I live in the path of the dumps smell and smoke. It he dump is not healthy for my family!
This will benefit all Cayman citizens. with education, all peoiple will come to realize that a waste management facility is NOT a dump and will benefit the whole island, including the area that it is built by bringing heathly employment opportunities and diversification to the island.
It has to be moved out of GT. The present situation is doing terrible damage to Cayman's image in terms of tourism and generally. Nver mind the health and environmental issues.
This issue needs to be resolved. The dump needs to be moved with a proper facility to be relocated in another area of the island. This has gone on to long now and our children are missing school and our health is in constant risk. The gov needs to stop forming committees and dragging their feet on this issue.
Anonymous Cayman please contact me at 324-2141...
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This petition has been started to demand that the ministers of the government of the Cayman Islands take seriously the health, economic, and environmental hazard that is the George Town Landfill. The dump has been studied and analyzed repeatedly with no ministers in the current government willing to make the tough decisions required of them to resolve this horrendous blemish on the beautiful island of Grand Cayman. We request that the current government face the reality that the continued use of the George Town Landfill site is no longer a viable option. We do not request that the dump simply be moved in its current state to another part of the island but that a modern high tech waste management facility be built on another site while the current site is capped. This is the only financially and environmentally viable option. The people of this island deserve a Dump Free Cayman. Cayman has offered the world so much through the tourism and financial industries but has offered the citizens and residents of this beautiful country no resolutions to a very solvable problem. We deserve better. The dump poses health risks in the form of ground and air pollution, environmental risks in the form of pollution running into the North Sound, economic risks in the form of lost tourism reputation and drop in housing markets in the George Town and Seven Mile Beach areas. We deserve better. If you agree that this problem should be the top priority of the current government and that they should stop talking and start actively solving this problem join us by signing this petition for a Dump Free Cayman. We deserve better.
Updates
February 14, 2014
The momentum behind this petition confirms that the public interest in resolving the landfill crisis has reached a critical point. It is now evident that the need for a modern waste management facility is a priority shared by many who call these islands home.
25 Comments
Can the govt afford this. Probably not. Dart has the most economic solution the the dump problem, remediate the old site and build a state of the are waste management facility. and if it is managed correctly there will be no fires or smell
Government members- no one forced you to be in the government- take responsibility. Every toxic material around is disposed at the dump and is leaking to the ground, sea and air, this pollution is not contained at the site of the dump.
I live in the path of the dumps smell and smoke. It he dump is not healthy for my family!
This will benefit all Cayman citizens. with education, all peoiple will come to realize that a waste management facility is NOT a dump and will benefit the whole island, including the area that it is built by bringing heathly employment opportunities and diversification to the island.
It has to be moved out of GT. The present situation is doing terrible damage to Cayman's image in terms of tourism and generally. Nver mind the health and environmental issues.
This issue needs to be resolved. The dump needs to be moved with a proper facility to be relocated in another area of the island. This has gone on to long now and our children are missing school and our health is in constant risk. The gov needs to stop forming committees and dragging their feet on this issue.
Anonymous Cayman please contact me at 324-2141...
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Can the govt afford this. Probably not. Dart has the most economic solution the the dump problem, remediate the old site and build a state of the are waste management facility. and if it is managed correctly there will be no fires or smell