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Residents urge Polk County to review hearings officer approval for Apple Tree transfer site
Summary
Two public commenters urged the Polk County Board of Commissioners to review and postpone action on a hearings officer's approval for an Apple Tree Holdings solid waste transfer facility, arguing the approved site violates county code and lies on high-value agricultural soils.
Two members of the public asked the Polk County Board of Commissioners on Nov. 26 to review and postpone a hearings officer's recent approval of a proposed Apple Tree Holdings solid waste transfer facility.
E. M. Easterly, of West Salem, said they attempted to appeal the hearings officer's decision but were unsuccessful and asked the board to "review between now and January 1 the 8 statutory legal requirements that the hearings officer failed to address." Easterly told commissioners that Director McGuigan had not responded to emails and asked the board…
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