A WHITE POWDER SCARE CAUSED THE EVACUATION OF THE SANTA CRUZ WASTE DISPOSAL FACILITY ON DIMEO LANE, AS WELL AS NEARBY RESIDENTS. THE “SCARE” BEGAN WHEN THE SUSPICIOUS MATERIAL, WHICH TURNED OUT TO BE TILE GROUT, WAS BROUGHT TO THE HAZARDOUS WASTE PORTION OF THE FACILITY IN A BOX LABELED “HIGH EXPLOSIVES”. THE MATERIAL WAS TESTED, FOUND TO BE INERT, AND AREA RESIDENTS WERE ALLOWED TO RETURN TO THEIR HOMES.
