AND SOMETIMES BUSINESS IS THE SOLUTION: Some of you may know of Greenetrack, a former greyhound racing track (they still simulcast races from other tracks and take bets) and current electronic bingo hall in Greene County (a place where 34 percent of the population lives below the poverty line). Very close to Greenetrack is a restaurant called the Cotton Patch. In the past couple of years an outfit called Sidetrack LLC has purchased land adjacent to the Cotton Patch with the intention of building another bingo hall. However, the Tuscaloosa News reported last Tuesday that no work has been done at the site for nearly 60 days due to a lawsuit filed by Greenetrack president Luther W. “Nat” Winn, Jr. and the Greene County Commission. The lawsuit, filed in July, alleges that tons of debris and sediment has run off the Sidetrack construction site into nearby creeks and onto highways. This is considered pollution, and it is illegal.
Obviously, Greenetrack and Greene County, which receives proceeds from Greenetrack, have an interest in stopping or delaying the construction of a competing bingo hall. Sidetrack’s attorney, John C. Robbins, was quick to recognize that fact. “This isn’t about dirt,” Robbins told the Tuscaloosa News. “It’s about competition.”
Robbins said and Winn confirmed that Greenetrack has purchased or leased land surrounding the new development and so invited the pollution damages. Winn said the purpose of those acquisitions was for possible future expansion of Greenetrack.
Regardless of the motives of the pollution reporting, pollution is pollution, whether or not Greenetrack wanted to catch Sidetrack in the act or not. And Greenetrack’s attorney, John M. Bolton III (who also represents Victoryland owner Milton McGregor) apparently has significant evidence, including photos and video, of repeated failures to control run-off at the Sidetrack site.
A circuit court judge will rule next week on whether or not Sidetrack construction must be stopped until proper erosion controls are implemented.
Obviously, Greenetrack and Greene County, which receives proceeds from Greenetrack, have an interest in stopping or delaying the construction of a competing bingo hall. Sidetrack’s attorney, John C. Robbins, was quick to recognize that fact. “This isn’t about dirt,” Robbins told the Tuscaloosa News. “It’s about competition.”
Robbins said and Winn confirmed that Greenetrack has purchased or leased land surrounding the new development and so invited the pollution damages. Winn said the purpose of those acquisitions was for possible future expansion of Greenetrack.
Regardless of the motives of the pollution reporting, pollution is pollution, whether or not Greenetrack wanted to catch Sidetrack in the act or not. And Greenetrack’s attorney, John M. Bolton III (who also represents Victoryland owner Milton McGregor) apparently has significant evidence, including photos and video, of repeated failures to control run-off at the Sidetrack site.
A circuit court judge will rule next week on whether or not Sidetrack construction must be stopped until proper erosion controls are implemented.
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