Apr 27, 2007
Dan Endsley, The Capistrano
Dispatch “I recently passed the
new high school on my way to the dump; I mean the
regional sanitary landfill. It’s interesting to
see how our $140 million is being spent. The next
day I read an article in the London Daily Mirror.
A new British study points toward high voltage
transmission lines as a cause of leukemia in
children. It also says adults have a higher risk
of several cancers by living or working in close
proximity to the same power lines. The article
says the new study confirms a California study
conducted several years ago. Hello? Aren’t those
power lines crossing the front of San Juan Hills
High running straight from San Onofre? You can’t
get any more high voltage than that.”
Endsley is
San Juan Capistrano resident and business owner and a
columnist for The Capistrano Dispatch.
Tags: SJHHS, Health & Safety, Facilities Planning
Apr 27, 2007
Dan Endsley, The Capistrano
Dispatch “In addition, while
touring our world-class dump, I learned that the
whole dump is lined with a heavy plastic liner
that keeps the bad stuff (that’s my term, not the
dump’s) inside the dump with no chance of leaching
out into the surrounding area. That is, all the
dump is lined with plastic except the area nearest
... you guessed it, San Juan Hills High. The part
nearest the school has a clay lining. Clay is
better than sand but certainly not as goof-proof
as the thick plastic liner. I’m certainly glad my
kids are beyond school age. Maybe they should
change the name of the school mascot to ‘The
Electric Slide’ or maybe ‘The Sludge Master.’ In
the words of Dr. Phil ... ‘what were those folks
thinking?’”
Endsley is
San Juan Capistrano resident and business owner and a
columnist for The Capistrano Dispatch.
Tags: SJHHS, Health & Safety
