AJC Photos: Cobb town hall meeting on Sterigenics

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Photos: Cobb town hall meeting on Sterigenics

Citizens and community leaders met August 19, 2019, at the Cobb Civic Center to discuss the controversial Sterigenics facility.

August 19, 2019 Marietta: Cobb Commissioner Bob Ott speaks with Stop Sterigenics Georgia volunteer Barry Goppman as Cobb officials and environmental regulators hold a town hall and community forum in the wake of reports that Cobb and Fulton have high levels of carcinogenic gas on Monday, August 19, 2019, in Marietta. A user and emitter of the gas, Sterigenics, which sterilizes medical equipment, operates in the area. Curtis Compton/ccompton@ajc.com

August 19, 2019 Marietta: Bridget Kurt (left), with Stop Sterigenics Georgia, speaks with concerned Vinings resident Al Luke and his wife Minday while handing out materials at her table as Cobb officials and environmental regulators hold a town hall and community forum in the wake of reports that Cobb and Fulton have high levels of carcinogenic gas on Monday, August 19, 2019, in Marietta. A user and emitter of the gas, Sterigenics, which sterilizes medical equipment, operates in the area. Luker said he both worked and lived near Sterigenics. Curtis Compton/ccompton@ajc.com

August 19, 2019 Marietta: A summa canister used to collect air samples sits on a table at the EPA & EPD booth as Cobb officials and environmental regulators hold a town hall and community forum in the wake of reports that Cobb and Fulton have high levels of carcinogenic gas on Monday, August 19, 2019, in Marietta. A user and emitter of the gas, Sterigenics, which sterilizes medical equipment, operates in the area. Curtis Compton/ccompton@ajc.com

August 19, 2019 Marietta: Cobb Commissioner Bob Ott speaks with members of Stop Sterigenics Georgia while they set up their table as Cobb officials and environmental regulators hold a town hall and community forum in the wake of reports that Cobb and Fulton have high levels of carcinogenic gas on Monday, August 19, 2019, in Marietta. A user and emitter of the gas, Sterigenics, which sterilizes medical equipment, operates in the area. Curtis Compton/ccompton@ajc.com

August 19, 2019 Marietta: Cobb Commissioner Bob Ott speaks with Stop Sterigenics Georgia president Janet Rau and Bridget Kurt (left) while they set up their table as Cobb officials and environmental regulators hold a town hall and community forum in the wake of reports that Cobb and Fulton have high levels of carcinogenic gas on Monday, August 19, 2019, in Marietta. A user and emitter of the gas, Sterigenics, which sterilizes medical equipment, operates in the area. Curtis Compton/ccompton@ajc.com

August 19, 2019 Marietta: Opponent Jenni Shover holds a sign while Cobb officials and environmental regulators hold a town hall and community forum in the wake of reports that Cobb and Fulton have high levels of carcinogenic gas on Monday, August 19, 2019, in Marietta. A user and emitter of the gas, Sterigenics, which sterilizes medical equipment, operates in the area. Curtis Compton/ccompton@ajc.com

August 19, 2019 Marietta: Concerned area residents crowd around a NATA map of estimated total cancer risk around the Sterigenics site while Cobb officials and environmental regulators hold a town hall and community forum in the wake of reports that Cobb and Fulton have high levels of carcinogenic gas on Monday, August 19, 2019, in Marietta. A user and emitter of the gas, Sterigenics, which sterilizes medical equipment, operates in the area. Curtis Compton/ccompton@ajc.com

August 19, 2019 Marietta: Many area residents hold signs in opposition as Cobb officials and environmental regulators hold a town hall and community forum in the wake of reports that Cobb and Fulton have high levels of carcinogenic gas on Monday, August 19, 2019, in Marietta. A user and emitter of the gas, Sterigenics, which sterilizes medical equipment, operates in the area. Curtis Compton/ccompton@ajc.com

Rick Gross (left) and his neighbor John Keller, who live near Sterigenics on Log Cabin Dr. SE, look over a NATA map of estimated total cancer risk around the Sterigenics site. Curtis Compton/ccompton@ajc.com

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August 19, 2019 Marietta: Cobb Commissioner Bob Ott speaks with Stop Sterigenics Georgia volunteer Barry Goppman as Cobb officials and environmental regulators hold a town hall and community forum in the wake of reports that Cobb and Fulton have high levels of carcinogenic gas on Monday, August 19, 2019, in Marietta. A user and emitter of the gas, Sterigenics, which sterilizes medical equipment, operates in the area. Curtis Compton/ccompton@ajc.com

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