What is the name of your state?Florida
This is a short version. In August, a Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) contractor made a "mistake" & thought that our city residential area was a rural state road. As a result, our neighborhood was sprayed down with a gassy, smelly yellow sticky substance that may have been an herbicide (still waiting for the Dept. of Agricultures soil tests to come back).
I immediately called the City of Jacksonville, & they sent haz mat out. The investigator could not tell me what chemicals were used & who did it. He did tell me to stay inside, & keep my pets inside. He went home for the day. Nobody else was told of the orders.
Since then, I have had to request mediation with the State Attorneys Office to retreve public records of the incident, and I have been told several different chemicals were used & many of the reports are conflicting. The FDOT said it is not their problem since they did not order the work and the City said too bad, because state law overrides local law (even though our street is maintained by the city not the state). Many animals became toxic after the incident (vet confirmed).
I would like to know if there is a law for public notification of a mistake being made. You may look at the photos and a few of the records at http://www.oopsherschel.com I thank you kindly for any suggestions.
This is a short version. In August, a Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) contractor made a "mistake" & thought that our city residential area was a rural state road. As a result, our neighborhood was sprayed down with a gassy, smelly yellow sticky substance that may have been an herbicide (still waiting for the Dept. of Agricultures soil tests to come back).
I immediately called the City of Jacksonville, & they sent haz mat out. The investigator could not tell me what chemicals were used & who did it. He did tell me to stay inside, & keep my pets inside. He went home for the day. Nobody else was told of the orders.
Since then, I have had to request mediation with the State Attorneys Office to retreve public records of the incident, and I have been told several different chemicals were used & many of the reports are conflicting. The FDOT said it is not their problem since they did not order the work and the City said too bad, because state law overrides local law (even though our street is maintained by the city not the state). Many animals became toxic after the incident (vet confirmed).
I would like to know if there is a law for public notification of a mistake being made. You may look at the photos and a few of the records at http://www.oopsherschel.com I thank you kindly for any suggestions.
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