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DrDoug said:
Barbara and Pat,

It seemed like every Wednesday morning I'd see the dump smoke from my balcony at Divi. Most trips were in mid March and then 3 in late April when my teenage granddaughter would come with.
This year in March, there was no smoke and I figured the practice had finally stopped. Guess not.


Doug,

Barbara is not exagerating one iota. The garbage hill has grown to the point that it truly does rival the surrounding hills these days. A few years ago when we were here and I'm thinking it was in April, too, we awoke to a God-awful smell in our suite. I had gone to bed with all the sliders and windows open as is our habit, and apparently the landfill had self-ignited overnight. I actually called B that trip to see if there was a terrible property fire on her side of the mountain because the stench was so intolerable and the lingering smoke made the sky even more gray than the Sahara sands of this trip.

For the sake of all who live here and for the benefit of their health now and in the future, Country St. Maarten has got to take the bull by the horns and do something to fix this nightmare and potential powder keg before its major economy source falls victim to it, too. <img src="http://www.traveltalkonline.com/forums/images/graemlins/handshake.gif" alt="" /> <img src="http://www.traveltalkonline.com/forums/images/graemlins/handshake.gif" alt="" />

Respectfully,

pat



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