My name is W. Jones, and I live in Sunnyside, GA and A friend contacted me about something that was revealed in her hometown. I have a very troubling story here from Hogansville, Georgia. A friend of mine who lives there said she has heard stories before, but they were confirmed today about an asbestos dumping ground in the city. There is a subdivision over off Collier St that many call the “duck pond.” It is Mallard’s Lake, developed over the years by Century Homes. A resident of the subdivision came forward, telling about the wooded area that borders the homes. It has a chain link fence around it and has signs inside warning of asbestos being there and not to enter unless you have on a special suit and respirator. This particular property is owned by Uniroyal, which is 10.5 acres. The property was used to dump asbestos leftovers by the former US Rubber Company at the two mills in Hogansville. My friend looked further and there is another 12.2-acre site along Lincoln St that belongs to Uniroyal and is likely hiding the deadly asbestos. The city owns the land bordering the asbestos-labeled dump at the duck pond. Also, likely contaminated. There are other sites across Church St from the main site that belong to the city that will be used for a park. One wonders what lurks underground. There was a lot of asbestos created in Hogansville for over 50 years. A lot of workers didn't know the danger and many of them died from asbestos-related illnesses. Today, children sneak into these properties to play and they don’t realize the inherent danger they are facing. My friend wonders if more of the land where the duck pond was built could have been contaminated. The duck pond may be on the news as a dangerous area and this has hurt their chances of selling their homes and they could be harmed by the contamination. This is frightening and no one seems to be upset enough to do something about it. Below, I have added photos pertaining to the area and locations of the involved properties.
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