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Hazleton resident voices air-quality concerns over Alterra project; infrastructure committee to revisit
Summary
A Hazleton resident told council she is concerned about air quality related to the Alterra project and asked about petitioning the EPA; council staff said the infrastructure committee is continuing review and deferred a vote until the next committee meeting.
During the public-comment portion of the meeting, a Hazleton resident raised concerns about air quality related to a proposed Alterra project and asked whether the community could petition the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.
"I was just concerned about the Alterra project. And, I know they've applied for the permit, but, I just wanted to state that I'm concerned about the air quality," the caller identified as Erica Bridal said, adding, "I don't know if there's any way to petition the EPA based on their ruling."
A council member (Miss Rydell) replied that the infrastructure committee has been taking up the matter and had deferred a vote, advising the resident to watch for the committee's next meeting and to submit additional comments at that time: "We have been taking that conversation up in our infrastructure committee, and I know they deferred a... vote on it until, I believe, your next meeting." No committee decision was recorded at the council meeting; the exchange occurred during public comment and the council did not take a final vote on the project at that session.
The resident's remarks were recorded during the non‑agenda public-comment period; the record shows the infrastructure committee will consider the topic again. The council did not provide legal guidance on petitioning federal regulators during the meeting; the caller's question about an EPA petition was noted but not resolved in the session.
