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Cobb commissioners hold public hearing on post-closure analyses for three closed landfills
Summary
The Cobb County Board of Commissioners conducted a public hearing June 24 on plans to hire a consultant to perform post-closure analyses for three closed landfills; staff said the contract could exceed $200,000 as required for a public hearing, and at least one member of the public urged the county to consider methane capture and reuse.
The Cobb County Board of Commissioners opened a public hearing June 24 to consider hiring an outside firm to conduct comprehensive post-closure analyses of three closed county landfills, a step county staff said could require a contract exceeding $200,000.
The hearing matters because state law requires a public hearing before the county spends $200,000 or more on an independent contractor, Cobb Public Services Agency Director Jeton Gibson told the commission. "In accordance with the state law, the Board of Commissioners is required to conduct a public hearing prior to expending…
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