And all this garbage, including car batteries and garden and household insecticides, lying in the streams is getting into my water supply. I resent this. I thought I paid my elected officials to look out for my well-being and that of my neighbors. In voting down the mandatory waste pickup law, the legislators said they were worried that it would hurt the private haulers that are already at work in many counties. Apparently, from the looks of the hollers and creek banks in my section of Kentucky, a lot of people can't afford to pay what I consider a very reasonable fee.
Spring is back in Eastern Kentucky.
The hills and hollers are resplendent with new growth and more garbage. Let's get serious about this. Gaylord Cooper of South Shore is a free-lance writer and roadway machine operator for Norfolk Southern Railroad. Gaylord Cooper contributing columnist E-mail this story to a friend. All rights reserved.