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Residents urge action on clogged drains, stalled sewer-easements and landfill leachate during Scranton public comments
Summary
During public comment at the April 22 city council meeting residents described recurring downtown flooding, asked for cleaning of a blocked retention ditch on Lafayette Street and raised concerns about radioactive leachate from Keystone Landfill running through local sewer lines.
SCRANTON, Pa. — Dozens of residents and visitors used the public-comment portion of the Scranton City Council meeting on April 22 to press for swifter action on stormwater and sewer problems, and to ask for testing and transparency about landfill waste moving through area sewer lines.
Why it matters: Residents described repeated flooding in downtown sidewalks and fronting the cathedral, clogged basins and a filled retention ditch that they say redirects stormwater over roadways and onto private property. One speaker raised concerns that Keystone Landfill accepts fracking waste that is radioactive and that waste flows in local sewer lines and creeks, prompting calls for testing and public answers.
What residents said
Joan Holderness of Scranton told council she has seen sidewalks and approaches to the cathedral flooded after severe night storms and asked whether the Department of Public Works cleans storm drains on a schedule. She said at least twice she encountered…
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