Last night officials in Florida forcibly opened a landfill that had closed off access via their large fences. Governor DeSantis had ordered these landfills to remain open with Milton barreling toward the state in the gulf.
Here’s the video:
#BREAKING: Last night, DeSantis’ administration forcibly ripped open the gates to a Pinellas County landfill site because it was closed ahead of Hurricane Milton
DeSantis had ordered 24/7 availability for debris removal pic.twitter.com/KnrFL4L2Ja
— Florida’s Voice (@FLVoiceNews) October 7, 2024
Florida’s Voice also shows the message authorizing this from the Director of the Florida Highway PatroL:
#BREAKING: Last night, a Pinellas landfill site remained closed despite DeSantis’ order for 24/7 debris removal availability ahead of Hurricane Milton – and officials grappled with either ripping open or entirely demolishing the gate
FHP Director Dave Kerner to EOG: pic.twitter.com/jP8mXIRcq9
— Florida’s Voice (@FLVoiceNews) October 7, 2024
Awesome.