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Lengthy public comment at Lee County hearing as Liberty Waste seeks franchise for C&D landfill on Collin Road
Summary
Lee County held a public hearing on a proposed 116-acre construction-and-demolition landfill by Liberty Waste Solutions; residents and developers voiced strong opposition over property values, traffic, water/runoff and compatibility with planned development, while proponents and the applicant emphasized regulation, buffers and recycling; the board took no vote and deferred action.
A proposed construction-and-demolition (C&D) landfill on Collin Road drew hours of public comment at the Oct. 20 Lee County Board of Commissioners meeting as residents, developers and community leaders debated whether the county should grant a franchise to Liberty Waste Solutions.
Opponents, including neighbors and property owners, said the proposed site is too close to homes, hotels and planned residential and industrial investment, that increased truck traffic will damage rural roads and that runoff or other environmental effects could threaten…
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