Get Full Government Meeting Transcripts, Videos, & Alerts Forever!
Residents, riverkeeper urge halt after Army Corps notice for proposed Horry County wetland landfill
Summary
Speakers at the Horry County Council meeting on Jan. 6 urged the county to pause a permit process after a US Army Corps public notice said an applicant planned to impact about 102.4 acres of wetlands near the Waccamaw River to build landfills; commenters cited risk to flood protection, potential covenant conflicts and asked for meaningful public input.
Speakers at the Horry County Council meeting on Tuesday urged county leaders to halt work tied to a recent U.S. Army Corps of Engineers public notice that, according to commenters, describes plans to impact roughly 102.4 acres of wetlands near the Waccamaw River to build two landfills.
"It said that [the applicant] intended to impact 102.4 acres of wetlands ... to build 2 landfills," public commenter Amelia Wood told the council, reading from the Corps notice and asking the county to "stop the process until the public can be informed and involved." Wood said the notice did not disclose that…
Already have an account? Log in
Subscribe to keep reading
Unlock the rest of this article — and every article on Citizen Portal.
- Unlimited articles
- AI-powered breakdowns of topics, speakers, decisions, and budgets
- Instant alerts when your location has a new meeting
- Follow topics and more locations
- 1,000 AI Insights / month, plus AI Chat
