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Some argue $1 million fine not enough for King Finishing
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Discharge from the King America Finishing textiles plant is shown flowing into the Ogeechee River in June.
A $1 million fine is hefty penalty, but a group of citizens who met Sunday are dissatisfied with the Georgia Environmental Protection Division's consent order that demands a local textiles company use that money to fund $1 million in environmental improvements. It's not enough, some said. A crowd of about 300 met Sunday afternoon at Dasher's Landing in Blitchton to discuss the Ogeechee River, as well as the EPD order against King America Finishing.
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