“I will campaign as a voice for the families of Precinct 1. The County Commissioner needs to know how to balance the growth of Precinct 1 with the needs of its current residents.”
– Richard Morrison
Morrison: If Elected I’ll Urge County To Break Contract Barring Allied Waste Lawsuit
Richard Morrison, candidate for Commissioners Court Precinct 1 and attorney representing the Coalition Against Blue Ridge Landfill Expansion, says if elected he will suggest that Fort Bend County break the contract barring a lawsuit against Allied Waste.
“If elected, I am going to urge the county to break the contract and come out against the expansion,” said Morrison.
He says there is no conflict of interest involved in his run for Commissioners Court and his role as attorney representing CABRLE. The hearing to determine if the landfill will be allowed to expand, scheduled for June 16-25 in Austin, will have long been over before he would be sworn in as commissioner.
Representatives of local television news stations are expected to contend that an expansion of the landfill will interrupt Doppler radar signals, which would put Texas residents at risk. Morrison says he will contend that an expansion would exacerbate already environmentally harmful conditions at the landfill.
He is not “confident” of a ruling in CABRLE’s favor, but says he is hopeful.
“These proceedings are stacked in favor of the landfill,” said Morrison. “Confident is an overstatement.”
Posted on February 6, 2008 | Return to the Blue Ridge Landfill Archive
