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Council approves Waste Connections intermodal facility after neighbors press for operating limits and sealed containers

5566953 · August 12, 2025
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Summary

The council granted final approval for a special-use permit allowing an intermodal solid-waste facility operated by Waste Connections, with conditions and a recorded declaration of restrictions; neighbors asked that containers be sealed and growth limits be enforceable.

The Hialeah City Council approved a special-use permit and related variances allowing Waste Connections of Florida to operate an intermodal solid-waste facility at multiple industrial parcels along NW 30th Court/30th Street. The council's action was a second-reading vote that approved the special use and associated variances; the vote carried at the meeting.

Multiple business owners and residents spoke during the public hearing. A nearby business representative and a resident, Joseph…

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