Get Full Government Meeting Transcripts, Videos, & Alerts Forever!
Residents press county over Smith Creek landfill bioreactor, demand limits on septage and outside waste
Summary
Residents and plaintiffs pressed commissioners to stop accepting septage at the county’s Smith Creek bioreactor and to order an independent technical review after years of odors, health complaints and an EGLE enforcement action.
Residents from townships near the Smith Creek landfill pressed the county for stronger action after years of odors and health complaints linked to the landfill’s experimental bioreactor operations and the recent EGLE enforcement process.
Several residents and named plaintiffs in ongoing litigation told the board they had suffered health effects, lost property value, and persistent nuisance impacts that began when the landfill accepted septage and other organic wastes as part of a research-and-development bioreactor program. “Not one of these green energy projects is safe for the people, environment, or community,” one commenter said during public comment, and another asked the board to “put a permanent end to the septage.”
Speakers…
Already have an account? Log in
Subscribe to keep reading
Unlock the rest of this article — and every article on Citizen Portal.
- Unlimited articles
- AI-powered breakdowns of topics, speakers, decisions, and budgets
- Instant alerts when your location has a new meeting
- Follow topics and more locations
- 1,000 AI Insights / month, plus AI Chat
