We, the undersigned residents of Bristol Borough, stand united in our opposition to the proposed building of a 50,000 sq. ft. hazardous waste incineration site along the banks of the Delaware River, less than one mile from our homes, schools and businesses.  We deem its creation and operation to be a serious health risk to the residents of this community, an unwanted environmental threat to our already burdened air and water supply, and a hostile economic assault on our working class community of tax payers, businesses and home owners.  

We take great pride in our historic town and our tight-knit community and are petitioning our government to defend our property, our town and our investment to the fullest extent of the law against private and public interests who wish to enrich themselves at the expense of our health and prosperity.   

We expect our elected officials - local, state and federal - to represent the will of the people of Bristol in no uncertain terms and do everything within their power to make sure the plans to build this incinerator do not come to fruition.  

We stand arm-in-arm with our local leaders who have already been vocal in their opposition and support council’s effort to pass a resolution.  We ask council to retain legal representation in this matter, request “party status” and join the elected officials of Bensalem, Burlington and Mercer Counties who have shown true leadership in their efforts to oppose this looming environmental and economic threat to our communities.

-The Citizens of Bristol Borough