[CPEO-BIF] Victor Mill site, Spartanburg County, South Carolina

[Lenny Siegel <lsiegel@cpeo.org>]

Victor Mill problem frustrates community, city

By Jason Spencer
Spartanburg Herald Journal (SC)
December 1, 2008

The grass at Victor Memorial Veterans Park is well-kept. Flags fly at 
one end, immediately before a large, brick monument. An old Army 
helicopter and armored vehicle are on display.

The scene is solemn and serene - and just beyond it is one reminiscent 
of a war zone.

Buildings of the once-thriving Victor Mill stand in ruin. Light fixtures 
dangle and creak in the breeze, and the charred remains of one building 
are a reminder of a fire two years ago. Walls are crumbling. Piles of 
debris are everywhere.

It's like being on the set of an old war movie, except that this is 
literally someone's back yard. The Greer city limits surround the 
property, but the 22-acre site itself is in Spartanburg County.

...

For the entire article, see
http://www.goupstate.com/article/20081201/ARTICLES/812011039/1083/NEWS?Title=Victor_Mill_problem_frustrates_community__government

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Lenny Siegel
Executive Director, Center for Public Environmental Oversight
a project of the Pacific Studies Center
278-A Hope St., Mountain View, CA 94041
Voice: 650/961-8918 or 650/969-1545
Fax: 650/961-8918
<lsiegel@cpeo.org>
http://www.cpeo.org


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