Tuesday, April 8, 2008 12:58 PM EDT
By Lisa Andrews, Staff Writer
CHASE CITY - The possible effects of uranium mining on a community were openly and frankly discussed during a meeting in Chase City Monday hosted by the Association to Preserve Mecklenburg.
The Southside Concerned Citizens and the Community Environmental Legal Defense Fund partnered for the meeting, which about 50 people attended.
The topic of the meeting was the possible mining at Coles Hill, in Pittsylvania County. Coles Hill is a 200-acre farm owned by Walter Coles and others in the Cole family. It is the biggest site of uranium ever found on the east coast and is one of the largest in the nation. The site is approximately 50 miles from Chase City.
Cole, a retired federal government employee, has formed a company, Virginia Uranium Inc. with his neighbors, family and friends. The company's goal is to persuade local, state and federal officials to allow all uranium on Coles Hill to be mined, milled and sold to nuclear power plants.
Jack Dunavant spoke Monday night urging "people to rise up" against Virginia Uranium Inc. by going to the local government. Dunavant is one of the founding members of Southside Concerned Citizens, which began in Halifax County nearly 25 years ago. He noted the organization has a mission to educate the public. His business cards state "Heck no, we won't glow." The group is a non-profit organization under 501c(3).
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http://www.vancnews.com/articles/2008/04/08/south_hill/news/news01.txt
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