Public Comments Ring Out at Frederick Board of Aldermen Meeting
Frederick citizens speak out on a number of issues during Board of Alderman meeting Thurs. March 3, 2014 including members of the Fort Detrick Restoration Advisory Board.
Taking time during the citizen comments section of the board meeting, The Fort Detrick RAB spoke out and addressed the sorts of situations they were facing, mainly their fight to track and prevent the further spread of ground and water contamination in Frederick.
TCE and PCE, which Rudy and Haan cited as the main dangers facing Frederick city and county, are “volatile organic compounds” and through mistreatment and lack of attention, have made their way into the soil and bedrock of Frederick, Md. Due to their nature, they are not dissolved by water and therefore can travel through it and into both the earth and various Frederick water systems.
George Rudy, a pending member of the Fort Detrick RAB and Jen Haan city resident attended the meeting on behalf of RAB in order to revive...