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Planning commission outlines condensed hearing plan if Republic Services landfill application is filed
Summary
Commissioners reviewed a staff proposal for a multi‑evening hearing sequence and warned staff to check legal constraints; they also debated whether work by a prior community task team (BCTT) should be brought into the formal record.
Benton County planning commissioners discussed procedures they would use if a complex land‑use application from Republic Services (doing business as Valley Landfill) is filed, including a proposed condensed sequence of public hearings and concerns about record management and jurisdictional background.
Staff described a proposed three‑evening hearing sequence intended to collect a large, complex record without repeatedly reopening long meetings. Under the draft plan, an initial evening would present the staff report, other government agency comments and the applicant presentation and could begin public testimony; the…
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