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Residents urge commissioners to reject proposed Giordano recycling facility; county schedules public hearing in May
Summary
Multiple public commenters urged Salem County commissioners to deny an application for a proposed recycling facility near the county landfill, citing environmental, fire and traffic risks. County staff said a public hearing will be scheduled in May to accept formal public input.
Several residents urged the Salem County Board of County Commissioners to reject an application by Giordano (recycling/reprocessing facility) during the public-comment portion of the April meeting, citing environmental contamination risks, fire hazards and heavy truck traffic through local roads.
A public commenter (name not recorded on the meeting transcript) told the board that recycling facilities can entail large-scale remediation costs if contamination occurs and pointed to other…
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