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Board holds public hearing on Shotwell Landfill amendment; commissioners vote to consider DEQ permit amendment
Summary
After extensive public comment, the board voted to move forward with consideration of Shotwell Landfill’s request to pursue a substantial DEQ permit amendment for about 11.25 acres of additional landfill area; the vote advances a multi‑step process requiring further county special‑use review and state permitting.
The Board of Commissioners held a public hearing June 16 on Shotwell Landfill, Inc.’s request to amend its Wake County franchise by seeking a state DEQ substantial permit amendment for approximately 11.25 acres of additional permitted fill area within the facility’s existing property. Following extensive public comment both for and against the change, the board voted to proceed to consider the franchise amendment and to allow the permit amendment process to move forward.
Speakers at the hearing included local residents and conservation advocates who urged denial or additional mitigation. Leanne Hammerbacher of the Triangle Land Conservancy asked the board to deny the amendment, saying incremental expansions “are having a negative…
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