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Residents press county on health-inspection access and warn about coal-slurry impoundment; commissioners promise follow-up
Summary
During public comment, a resident urged restoration of online health-inspection reports and another warned of a potentially hazardous privately owned coal-slurry impoundment; county officials said inspections continue, staff turnover and new software delay online posting, and state measurements and coordination are ongoing regarding the slurry pit.
Two residents used the public-comment portion of the Nov. 10 Warrick County commissioners meeting to raise transparency and safety concerns.
Melinda Mitchell (101 Yorkshire Drive, Newberg) said health-inspection reports and food-service inspection results were previously easily available online and on social media but now require a formal public-records request and in-person sign-off. Mitchell said she runs a community page of about 13,000 members and that…
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