WOPP HAS TALKED WITH ADEM PUBLIC RELATIONS DIRECTOR SCOTT HUGES, WHO SAID A AGENT HAS BEEN AT THE MICOLAS SITE 2- TIMES HERE IN OPP. THEIR WAS SOME MISTAKES MADE, HOWEVER B & B RECYCLE HAS BEEN GREAT AT CORRECTING THEM! ADEM RULES NO BURN--OF TREATED WOOD WITHIN 500 FT. OF A HOUSE, THEIR FORE THE FIRE WAS PUT OUT, HOWEVER A UNDERGROUND FIRE TOOK SEVERAL DAYS TO BURN OUT. THE OPP FIRE DEPT, DID A GREAT JOB LOOKING OVER IT! OPP POLICE DEPT. CHIEF MIKE McDONALD REPORTS B & B HIRED OFF DUTY POLICE OFFICERS TO CONTROL THE AREA NOT JUST THE FIRE, BUT STUFF BEING STOLEN. B & B ALSO PUT A LOCK ON THE GATE AT THE FENCE AREA ON THE WEST END TO HELP SECURE THE AREA. ADEM SAID THEY BELIEVE THE CITY INSPECTOR WANDA SUMMERS,THE OFD CHEIF COREY SPURLIN ,OPD CHIEF MIKE McDONALD, MAYOR JOHN BARTHOLOMEW AND B & B RECYCLE ARE WORKING TOGETHER AND WILL CLEAN THE AREA THE CORRECT WAY. THE ADEM INSPECTOR MAY BE BACK IN OPP,BUT IT MOST LIKELY BE TO CHECK ON THE PROGRESS OF THE CLEAN-UP. ADEM APPRECIATE ANYTIME A CLEAN-UP PROJECT COULD EFFECT THOSE IN THE AREA RECEIVING A CALL, HOWEVER THE CLEAN-UP PROJECT MANAGER SHOULD CHECK WITH ADEM AHEAD OF TIME SO EVERYONE WILL BE ON THE SAME PAGE.
Posted on: Wed, 12 Feb 2014 11:19:49 +0000