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Heated public hearing on Lane County 'Clean Lane' facility draws supporters and opponents to Rules committee
Summary
The House Committee on Rules heard hours of testimony May 21 on House Bill 3,971, which would enable Lane County to site an integrated materials and energy recovery facility (Clean Lane); supporters stressed climate and recycling benefits and that the project is financed, while opponents warned the bill would supersede local land-use protections and cited wetlands, flooding and traffic concerns.
The House Committee on Rules held a public hearing May 21 on House Bill 3,971, a measure that would direct county approval of an integrated materials and energy recovery facility (IMRF) sited on public land in the Willamette Valley — limited in later amendments to Lane County — located outside urban growth boundaries and in a light-industrial zone. The bill's supporters, including Representative Lisa Fragola, Senator Floyd Prozanski, and Lane County commissioners, urged the legislature to authorize the county to move the project forward, saying the privately partnered, publicly enabled Clean Lane project is fully financed and advances recycling, reduces landfill methane and creates family-wage jobs.
Representative Lisa Fragola (House District 8) said Clean Lane would "significantly increase recyclables recovery while also removing food and other organic waste that can contribute to methane production in landfills," and noted the project has secured industrial development bond…
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