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Resident raises emissions and health concerns as county considers $240,000 repair work at waste‑to‑energy plant
Summary
At the Sept. 2 meeting public commenter Marsha Ellis urged commissioners to reconsider taxpayer funding for repairs to the county's waste‑to‑energy facility and cited state emissions data showing rising mercury and dioxin at the Buckingham facility.
A Lee County resident told commissioners Sept. 2 that taxpayer funds earmarked for repairs and life‑extension work at the county's waste‑to‑energy plant deserve closer scrutiny after she presented state emissions data she said show increases in mercury and dioxin.
Marsha Ellis, an environmental advocate, spoke during the public‑comment period on an agenda item that authorizes a roughly $240,000 purchase order for hurricane‑related repairs at the county's waste‑to‑energy facility. "This energy facility is in excess of 30 years old," Ellis said, and industry practice…
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