News Items of Interest to Citizens Protecting Ohio (C-Pro)

Legislative Efforts to Stop Dump Continue

Newly elected Congressman from Cleveland, Ohio, Dennis Kucinich is spearheading the effort to keep the waste site out of Ohio. The Amended Midwest Compact Agreement (the first third of SB 19 was amendments to the existing Compact Agreement) must be approved by Congress to become federal, binding law on the states. Jane Harf, the director of the Dump Authority stated in public that if these amendments were not passed by Congress, the progress on siting a dump in Ohio would stop. Rep. Kucinich is looking into it.

Ohio Representatives Ron Mottl, June Lucas and John Maier have introduced HB 16 which would remove Ohio from the Midwest Compact.

Efforts are underway to keep up the petitioning drive, get endorsements from organizations, door-to-door canvassing, writing letters, and fund-raising.

Cities, Villages, and Counties Oppose Dump Siting!

As of June 25, 1997, 135 cities and villages and 17 counties have passed resolutions opposing siting the Midwest Compact Nuclear Dump in Ohio and accepting radioactive waste from other states. This opposition will make the actual siting of the dump very difficult. In the states of Pennsylvania, Michigan, and Illinois similar opposition made it extremely hard for state officials to find a dump location. In October 1996, the Cleveland Plain Dealer listed the counties and communities that have passed resolutions opposing the state of Ohio's host status. Since then, others have passed similar resolutions. Following is the current list:

COUNTIES
Adams Ashtabula Athens Brown Butler	Carroll Crawford Fairfield Fayette	Guernsey Huron Lorain Perry	Portage Stark Tuscarawas Washington

COMMUNITIES

Ashtabula
Avon
Bedford
Bedford Heights
Bentleyville
Berea
Bratenahl
Brook Park
Brooklyn
Canton
Chardon
Cleveland
Cleveland Heights
Euclid
Franklinton Area Commission
Gallipolis Garfield Heights
Gates Mills
Greenwich
Highland Heights
Lake Township
Lakewood
Maple Heights
Mayfield
Mayfield Heights
Mentor
Munson
New Lexington
Newburgh Heights
Newbury
Oakwood
Old Washington Painesville Township
Parma
Seven Hills
South Bloomfield
South Euclid
South Vienna
Steubenville
Strongsville
Toronto
Turtlecreek Township
University Heights
West Millgrove
Wickliffe
Willowick
Woodmere

COMMUNITIES
Ashtabula Avon Bedford Bedford Heights Bentleyville Berea Bratenahl Brook Park Brooklyn Canton Chardon Cleveland Cleveland Heights Euclid Franklinton Area Commission Gallipolis	Garfield Heights Gates Mills Greenwich Highland Heights Lake Township Lakewood Maple Heights Mayfield Mayfield Heights Mentor Munson New Lexington Newburgh Heights Newbury Oakwood Old Washington	Painesville Township Parma Seven Hills South Bloomfield South Euclid South Vienna Steubenville Strongsville Toronto Turtlecreek Township University Heights West Millgrove Wickliffe Willowick Woodmere

Please Help Us!

Citizens working together across Ohio will make their voices heard in state government over the clamor of nuclear special interests. Please join us. We are in great need of people to circulate petitions. (Each petition has room for 20 signatures.) If you want to help, send your name, address, phone number with area code, email address, and the number of petitions requested to the address below. We are an all volunteer organization running on a meager budget -- we would welcome any and all financial contributions to our campaign (though since we are a Legislative Political Action Committee, these are not tax deductible). These can be mailed to:

Citizens Protecting Ohio
6403 Clark State Rd
Blacklick, Ohio 43004
614-294-8206

Thank You!!

Paid for by Citizens Protecting Ohio Against a Six-State Radioactive Waste Dump
Margaret B. Gray, Treasurer, 3119 Essex Rd., Cleveland Heights OH 44118