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Peabody council continues hearing on ReWorld landfill earth‑removal after blasting, truck‑route and departmental‑review concerns
Summary
Peabody City Council continued a public hearing on Sept. 11 for ReWorld Peabody Inc.'s proposed removal of about 91,700 cubic yards of overburden and bedrock for a planned Phase 4 landfill cell, after councilors asked for a blasting schedule, truck‑route limits and formal responses from the fire department and Department of Public Services.
The Peabody City Council on Sept. 11 continued a public hearing on an earth‑removal permit for the Peabody ash monofill, asking ReWorld Peabody Inc. and its consultants to provide a blasting schedule, confirm truck‑routes and seek formal departmental reviews before the council takes final action.
The permit application seeks local approval to remove roughly 91,700 cubic yards of overburden and bedrock to construct a proposed Phase 4 landfill cell at the site off Forest Street. Councilors said the project requires clearer detail on blasting timing and safety, truck volumes and engineered review from the Department of Public Services and the Fire Department.
The hearing matters because the quarrying and blasting will occur near commercial properties and, councilors said, nearer some residences than in earlier phases. Councilor comments repeatedly flagged the need for: a specific blasting schedule and pre‑blast surveys, departmental technical memos (DPW/DPS and Fire), confirmation…
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