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Residents urge Albany City Council to withhold endorsement of Coffin Butte landfill expansion
Summary
Two Benton County residents urged Albany City Council not to endorse Republic Services' proposed expansion of the Coffin Butte landfill until the council hears fuller information and both sides of the issue; councilors said Republic Services will present to the council on Wednesday.
Two Benton County residents urged the Albany City Council on Sept. 22 to withhold any endorsement of Republic Services’ proposed Coffin Butte landfill expansion until the city hears fuller information and testimony from both sides.
Mark Yeager, who identified himself as a Benton County resident and a registered environmental engineer, told the council he had served on county landfill advisory groups and urged the city not to take a position “until you hear the complete picture of the dump and its expansion impacts.” He said the Benton County Planning Commission in February 2021 and again in February 2025 unanimously denied conditional use permit requests for the…
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