FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE June 22, 2011 Amanda Pitzer, Executive Director Friends of the Cheat 119 South Price St., Ste. 206 Kingwood, WV 26537 (304) 329-3621 _Amanda@cheat.org_ (mailto:Amanda@cheat.org) Community Meeting on Proposed Big Sandy/Bruceton Mills Oil Field Waste Landfill Friends of the Cheat (FOC) will facilitate a community meeting to discuss the proposed landfill sited near Big Sandy and Little Sandy Creeks, about 3 miles outside of Bruceton Mills, on Thursday, June 30th at 7 pm at Bruceton Elementary School. The meeting will begin with FOC staff sharing what they know about the proposed facility followed by an explanation of FOC’s concerns related to the landfill’s proposed location and potential threats to the community and its valuable natural resources. Following this presentation, FOC will open the floor to community members to ask questions and voice their concerns. Anyone is invited to participate, with a special invitation to all Preston County citizens, community leaders, and elected officials. Bruceton Elementary school is located on Morgantown Street approximately ¼ mile off the I-68 Bruceton Mills exit.