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Gary Peters: “I think I speak for everybody who lives around that area, that this is simply unacceptable to have that kind of time…”

On the recordJuly 31, 2022
I think I speak for everybody who lives around that area, that this is simply unacceptable to have that kind of time line.
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Gary Peters
Democratic · Michigan

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Peters expresses frustration over the lengthy timeline for cleanup plans.

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