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Review of Monticello, Kentucky

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Star Rating - 6/15/2008
I would suggest that anyone considering living in Monticello, KY check out the mortality statistics. According to local physicians (who will talk privately), the cancer rate is astronomically high. Several causes have been postulated, chief among them the indiscriminate use of pesticides and some possible "off site transfers," meaning toxic waste hauled in from other states. In addition, the water from Lake Cumberland, which is the source of drinking water for the town, is loaded with mercury from the state's coal-fired power plants, the closest of which is in Somerset, Kentucky. Check out Somerset's profile on Scorecard.org. Quite a shocker for a small town. Beautiful area. Nice people. But something is very wrong there.
Linda | Monticello, KY
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Not really too many "Nice" ppl in Monticello. If you weren't born and raised there you might as well forget making friends but maybe that has something to do with the water too. I agree the scenery is breath taking but it is not a good place to live. We had a lot of heartache there...sad really. You usually think of a small town as a tight knit community, no there. I can keep going and going but its a waste of energy.
Renee | Monticello, KY | Report Abuse
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