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Mobile County holds hearing on proposed Chastain Landfill permit expansion and host-fee offer
Summary
The Mobile County Commission held a public hearing on an application to modify the Chastain Landfill permit to raise its maximum daily tonnage and expand its regional service area, and the applicant offered a $0.50-per-ton host fee for out-of-county waste.
The Mobile County Commission held a public hearing on a City of Mobile Solid Waste Disposal Authority application to modify the Chastain Landfill permit to increase the maximum daily intake from 1,725 tons to 5,000 tons and expand the landfill’s service area to include counties in Alabama, Mississippi and Florida.
Jamie Betbees, presenting for the applicant, said the changes would position Chastain to compete with nearby facilities and offered a host fee of $0.50 per ton on any waste received from outside Mobile County as an additional revenue source for the county. "That would be a constant source of revenue for Mobile County," Betbees said in remarks included in the record.
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