In recent weeks, the New Hanover County Commission considered changing the local ordinance to allow law enforcement to impose fines on people who are homeless and who occupy county properties. The ordinance further permitted law enforcement to remove people from the area and impose criminal charges. To say I was disappointed with the NHC Commissioners for even considering such an approach is an understatement.
One justification provided was that this would further enable law enforcement to protect the public, as there were incidences of violence at the public library downtown, a location where people who are homeless are known to congregate. The problem is that laws already exist to enable law enforcement to address such issues. Whatever the spin, justification, or rationalization, this was nothing more than an attempt to criminalize being homeless. It is an example of how easy it is to obfuscate that objective and further marginalize vulnerable populations by tu
Knoxville Biz Ticker: Demolition of former Radioisotope Development Lab underway at Oak Ridge
The Knoxville News-Sentinel 2/25/2021 Knoxville News Sentinel
Demolition of former Radioisotope Development Lab underway at Oak Ridge
OAK RIDGE, Tenn. – DOE’s Oak Ridge Office of Environmental Management (OREM) and contractor UCOR have begun removing the two remaining structures at the former Radioisotope Development Lab at Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL).
“This project launches our next phase of major demolition and cleanup at ORNL,” said Nathan Felosi, OREM’s portfolio federal project director for ORNL. “Our work is eliminating contaminated structures, like this one, that are on DOE’s list of high-risk facilities and clearing space for future research missions.”
Knoxville Biz Ticker: Demolition of former Radioisotope Development Lab underway at Oak Ridge
The Knoxville News-Sentinel 2/25/2021 Knoxville News Sentinel
Demolition of former Radioisotope Development Lab underway at Oak Ridge
OAK RIDGE, Tenn. – DOE’s Oak Ridge Office of Environmental Management (OREM) and contractor UCOR have begun removing the two remaining structures at the former Radioisotope Development Lab at Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL).
“This project launches our next phase of major demolition and cleanup at ORNL,” said Nathan Felosi, OREM’s portfolio federal project director for ORNL. “Our work is eliminating contaminated structures, like this one, that are on DOE’s list of high-risk facilities and clearing space for future research missions.”
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