Below is an audio interview with Mr. BC Smith. Smith was a former driver for public works and dumped recycle materials in the landfill transport station for two years.
BC Smith, a former truck driver with the City Hattiesburg, went on the record in a taped interview. Smith came forward after learning of the video published by this outlet, which showed a city recycle truck dumpling recyclable materials into a container. The container was headed for a landfill. Citizens pay extra for the recycle service.
Public Works Director, Larry Barnes told the community in a letter that the incident on video was an "isolated incident." Smith said Barnes was making,
"inaccurate statements."
Smith says that Barnes' claim that the video tape, which showed the truck dumping recycle material at a dump transfer station, was not an "isolated incident." Smith told the Hattiesburg Patriot that during the approximate two years when he drove a recycle truck, on his route, he only took his recyclable material to the sort center in Sumrall a couple of times.
Smith said he was directed to let the recycle materials sit overnight in the truck. The following morning he was told to dump garbage on top of the previous days' collected recyclables. Smith said that over the two years he worked his route, he had only been to the Sumrall recycle sort center,
"maybe one or two times".
Smith says he was directed by his manager Oliver Gilmore to take the material to the landfill transport station, just like he claims the current driver, George, was ordered to do. Smith said,
"George was following orders just like I was. He wasn't acting on his own will,"
What truck route is it? Jamestown area?
VOTERS let dupree make our city look like a second hand thrift store with the corruption…….REMEMBER THIS IN THE FUTURE WHEN YOU ARE TOO BUSY TO VOTE!!!!
Told you they were picking up ALL the cans at the same time!!! One truck means OBE DUMP SITE.
So…has this (and other behaviors) been put on hold and left for Barker to “fix”? Why isn’t the present Mayor speaking up? And if he has made a statement, I missed it, so…sorry.
Because the present Mayor and many in his administration are a LARGE part of the problem.
Larry Barnes should be fired!!!!!!
So the plot thickens..it appears. What else is happening in our city behind our backs???
More than has been reported so far…
So…th
He will lose his job for .telling the truth.
Dear God!
This should be easily verifiable with records from the Sumrall Recycling Center and payments made to the city.
Bingo
The city is charged for drop off, until recently.
Jacob L. Harrison then the city will have recorded those transactions however, knowing that the city has been paying for marketable material to be disposed of is shameful… the city should be paid not pay.
Are those records open to the public?
Can’t wait for Toby to get into office! All this corrupt shit will come to a STOP!! The current leadership is the most corrupt leadership I have EVER seen in my life!! A lot more other than “preacher man” should be in jail/federal prison.
hold on – Toby isn’t Superman; I hope and pray that the city moves forward, but I don’t believe there is a panacea to change corruption
You have your opinion, I have mine. Good day.
MANY more than “preacher man” should be in/under jail/federal prison. Just my humble opinion from a life-long H’brg resident. The Hattiesburg we have now is SURE NOT MY HATTIESBURG.
When ya think WDAM will interview him now. Day late and a dollar short WDAM.
I’m sure by Saturday.
I don’t think they will interview him at all ABOUT THIS anyway. I think WDAM has a hands off attitude or directive.
I knew they were going to blame the driver when he was not really to blame! The man was just trying to keep his job, do what he was told.