Thu
Mar 5 2009
10:38 am
Video of Roane Co. cops harassing United Mountain Defense worker
By: R. Neal

Some folks in Roane Co. are divided as to whether United Mountain Defense's presence is helping, but there's no call for this. Interesting discussion and background in comments over there.

RELATED: RoaneViews has news about a Senate resolution calling for the EPA to crack down on coal fly ash regulation and TVA in particular.

ALSO RELATED: Joe Powell on State Sen. Tim Burchett calling out TVA "bozos" while Sen. Ken Yager stalls action on regulating fly ash disposal.

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knoxrebel's picture

Can anyone identify this

Submitted by knoxrebel on Thu, 2009/03/05 - 3:26pm.

Can anyone identify this Roane Cty Deputy?

sugarfatpie's picture

Bob Childs according to the

Submitted by sugarfatpie on Thu, 2009/03/05 - 11:29pm.

Bob Childs according to the folks at Roaneviews
(link...)

One of their most "customer service" oriented officers according to some, while others remember him as the guy who worked Mickey D's so he could pick fights.

-Sugarfatpie (AKA Alex Pulsipher)

"X-Rays are a hoax."-Lord Kelvin

sugarfatpie's picture

Can anyone help me

Submitted by sugarfatpie on Thu, 2009/03/05 - 11:35pm.

Can anyone help me understand why so many people in Roane and elsewhere are so suspicious of United Mountain Defense? They seem pretty straight forward to me.
People seem to think they are doing all this work on the coal ash spill for their own benefit. Newsflash!! There's little to no money or personal recognition in the kind of work UMD does.

-Sugarfatpie (AKA Alex Pulsipher)

"X-Rays are a hoax."-Lord Kelvin

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Alex, I think it's a

Submitted by knoxrebel on Fri, 2009/03/06 - 3:54pm.

Alex, I think it's a perception problem that started with TVA the day after the ash spill. As we're learning through a lawsuit against TVA for nuisance, the agency is extremely territorial and it is trying to scoop up every piece of land it can and settle every claim it can without interference from outsiders, whether that be lawyers or environmental groups. TVA's fear is that every piece of data collected by United Mountain has the potential of tacking on untold dollars to every potential settlement or lawsuit. TVA is riding that horse all across Roane and shouting from every rooftop "don't help or trust UMD." There also appear to be well-founded reports that TVA is telling property owners that the only way they'll settle a claim is if you haven't hired an attorney, yet, its TVA's attorneys who are negotiating the settlement of claims with unrepresented landowners.

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