Two weeks ago we told you about the fire that was set at Bradley Boat Yard's new workshop in Burrell Boom. Police haven't made any arrests, and the Chairlady told us she had heard no objections to the facility. But there is a groundswell of opposition. Tomorrow, villagers will have a press conference to make known their displeasure with the project, and on Saturday at Burrell Boom day, one long time resident told us that the boatyard needs to go:
Lincoln Gillett - Boom Resident of 30+ Years
"I am not agreement with that activity. It could be down there that the wind shifts and I live up wind from it and I still smell the residue from it and I am allergic to anything that has to do with that kind of fiberglass activity. The smell..."
Erlene Baptist Pandy - Chairlady, Burrell Boom Village
"Mr. Bradley isn't doing anything. He isn't doing any sort of work on his boat, has just bringing them up, putting up his building. There is nothing going on."
Lincoln Gillett - Boom Resident of 30+ Years
"That shouldn't be there, we have ample land all over and if you wanted to do something with that nature, don't do it on the periphery, do it on the outskirts. It has to come to an end. They have to find another location for that place."
Erlene Baptist Pandy - Chairlady, Burrell Boom Village
"It's just a few people. It's not the entire Burrell Boom, it's just the people as a matter of fact living in front of his, those are the ones that have the problems."
We'll have coverage of the press conference in tomorrow's news.
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