Fight For Zero
Brevard County Judge Paulk Dismisses Satellite Beach Case Related to Water Contamination Meeting
Cancer survivors and concerned citizens had their first hearing one year and six months after being closed out of a meeting concerning contaminated water and cancer rates in Satellite Beach, Florida.
The meeting was initially called a "workshop" that was public, but on the day of the meeting, the City abruptly canceled the workshop. When citizens showed up to the meeting, they were met with police officers and told it was a "private meeting" and escorted outside. However, they allowed one resident into the meeting, who later mailed an 11-page threatening packet to one of the plaintiff's homes. It was discovered through public records that the packet was printed by the City Manager's assistant on November 19, 2018, at the city hall.
Attendees emailed Chief Pearson on September 20, 2018, asking if the meeting was under investigation to which he replied it was not. However, in public records, Commander Berrios instructed police officers not to file an incident report or accept statements. Attendees also tried to contact State Attorney Phil Archer, who would not investigate.
In April of 2021, Judge Paulk dismissed the case. The cities attorney, Shepard, argued that it was a seminar, not a meeting, and didn't meet the definition of a “meeting.” The victims never made it to having our case heard (evidence, testimony, depositions, etc.)
Read the full article here: https://www.f4zero.org/2020/05/petition-to-dismiss-case-related-to.html
