Bonnica Cotman, founder of the Brown Grove Preservation Group, wears a #SaveBrownGrove T-shirt while attending a town hall meeting March 10 in Hanover County. Cotman and other Brown Grove residents voiced their concerns over the proposed expansion of the Ashcake Road Landfill.
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Hanover County neighbors raise concerns over proposed landfill expansion
Neighbors from Brown Grove, a historically African American community in Hanover County, attended a town hall meeting March 10 to express their concerns over the proposed expansion of the Ashcake Road Landfill. Jeff S. Stoneman, a member of the Hanover County Board of Supervisors representing the Beaverdam District, hosted the meeting at the Hanover County Administration Building for constituents to share their concerns.