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Contaminated Dirt→At a glance
- Public comments
- 8
- Last 30 days
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Rising — discussed at 3 meetings since Sep 21, 2026, up from 1 in the two months before.
Public comments (14)
Urged dust-control measures like wetting and tarping during contaminated-dirt removal, suggested repurposing cleaned lots for gardens and parks, and urged support for El-Sayed.
Public Health and Safety Standing Committee · 27:00 →Said the city violated its charter by using eminent domain for solar fields and tearing down houses; demanded fencing around every contaminated site and full public disclosure of where the dirt is.
Committee of the Whole · 11:00 →Said one minute isn't enough to comment on years of 'poisoning the city,' called the body corrupt and transparency a joke, and urged residents to vote no on every millage.
Committee of the Whole · 12:04 →Said the city 'messed this up' by overriding protocols under executive order, warned of unlawfully issued permits, and urged council to 'make the people whole' and fix the process.
Committee of the Whole · 13:29 →Encouraged everyone to vote and said the city should pursue funds to pay for cleanup, adding that the city shouldn't be paying for it.
Committee of the Whole · 14:40 →Asked for warning signs on every recently demolished parcel and fencing where elevated levels are found, and suggested a free testing program using ground-penetrating radar for vacant lot owners.
Committee of the Whole · 15:30 →Criticized President Tate's remarks, called for accountability including criminal scrutiny of Council Member Benson, and demanded proper mitigation of contaminated sites.
Committee of the Whole · 17:00 →Supported the contaminated dirt accounting, the short-term rental resolution, and the kratom resolution, while urging FDA regulation of kratom rather than a ban.
Public Health and Safety Standing Committee · 19:32 →Supported the contaminated dirt accounting, called for police transparency on body cam footage, and urged voter turnout.
Public Health and Safety Standing Committee · 22:38 →Criticized former Mayor Duggan over alleged Make Your Date corruption, opposed solar farms on private land, and called for a wider probe of the contaminated-dirt scandal.
Public Health and Safety Standing Committee · 25:32 →Demanded lightning-speed cleanup of contaminated dirt sites across the city, opposed spending on commercial demolition before neighborhoods, and warned the federal overreach ordinance could cost the city federal funds.
Public Health and Safety Standing Committee · 17:01 →Called for city sovereignty over EMS relief, proposed charity-funded volunteer EMS in each district, and urged officials to visit a mountain of contaminated dirt on Puritan and Dexter near UAD.
Public Health and Safety Standing Committee · 25:30 →Received a dirty-dirt notice; asked whether private lot owners must help pay for cleanup and whether her own health exposure will be addressed.
City Council Budget Hearings · 2:06:02 →Asked when residents who bought lots will be notified of testing dates and results, noting sand dumped on lots in her area.
City Council Budget Hearings · 2:11:04 →