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Gadsden council approves expansion of C&D landfill after heated debate, 4–3
Summary
The Gadsden City Council voted 4–3 to adopt a resolution expanding the service area for the city'owned construction-and-demolition landfill, ending weeks of public comment and sparking councilwide debate over health risks, buffers and racial optics.
Gadsden City Council voted 4–3 on Dec. 16 to adopt a resolution expanding the service area of the city-owned construction-and-demolition (C&D) landfill, after a public hearing in which residents and council members traded sharply different views about health, property values and environmental protections.
The proposal would allow the city to use additional land it already owns to extend disposal capacity for construction and demolition debris. Supporters, including council members who voted for the measure and the mayor, said the expansion meets or exceeds state buffer requirements and consists of C&D materials rather than household garbage. Opponents said the project would move disposal operations closer to longstanding residential neighborhoods — notably the Green Pastures area — and presented credible public-health and property-value concerns.
Mark Condr…
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