NEIGHBORS: The following message from Jeff Fronz reminds us to be aware and photograph whatever seems suspicious activity in the woodland.

Jeff writes:

Around midnight this morning (Thursday 10/23/2008), someone dumped many (dozens) of 5 gallon buckets of paint and wallboard compound along Walhalla Creek (Walhalla Road from Clinton Heights almost to High Street).  Most remained intact, but a few opened on impact in the creek.  The Ohio EPA Office of Special Investigations and the Franklin County Sheriff’s Environmental Crimes Unit are investigating (and cleaning up).

Anyone who may have seen or heard anything, no matter how insignificant you might think it to be, should (please) call Deputy Thompson at 614-462-3558.

For future reference, if you ever see a chemical spill (or even what you suspect could be a chemical spill) in the Clintonville ravines (or any other waterway), please call the Ohio EPA’s Emergency Response organization at 800-282-9378.  They can advise on what to do about a situation.