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Residents and justices raise concerns about waste facilities and odor amid growth discussion
Summary
Public commenters and a quorum court member raised complaints about local landfill odors and long-term capacity constraints for regional waste disposal; consultants said waste management was outside their study scope but acknowledged the issue should be elevated for planning.
Two moments in the joint Washington and Benton County quorum courts meeting shifted attention from growth analytics to waste management: a Fayetteville resident raised persistent odors from a local landfill operation, and a county justice warned that the primary regional landfill may be nearing capacity.
Kenneth Lovett, identified in the meeting as a Washington County resident from Fayetteville, asked…
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