Roughly 75 folks came out to show broad opposition to the placement of an OLF in northeastern North Carolina. A few of our speakers were: Gerry Cohn with American Farmland Trust, Anita Earls with the Southern Coalition for Social Justice, Kathy Hartkopf from Freedomworks, Amina Turner, executive director for NC NAACP, and Senator Ed Jones. We got great press coverage from as far away as Fayetteville, Richmond, and Charlotte! The Raleigh News and Observer and WTKR and WAVY 10 in Hampton Roads also shared our story! Check out our story in the Charlotte Observer: http://www.charlotte.com/204/story/535293.html or watch the media coverage from WITN in New Bern: http://www.witntv.com/home/headlines/ 16643901.html Thanks to everyone who helped make the day a huge success.
I am a Hampton Roads resident and I fully support the Gatesville community in their protest of OLF.Jet noise has been a way of life in VA Beach for years! People know what they are getting into when they purchase a home. In Gates, however, the government is taking away farms that have been in families for over 100 years. The entire Gates way of life will change including the crops they can grow and the chickens they can produce. Please don't ridden Gates with noise and fuel pollution!
piggypaige22 4 years ago
We're waiting for our elected representatives to remove us from the Navy's list of potential sites!
bartonbmx 4 years ago