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Commissioners advance amendment to allow limited expansion of Pine Tree Acres landfill
Summary
Waste Management urged the committee to approve a county solid waste plan amendment allowing a 236.5-acre site expansion at Pine Tree Acres in Lenox Township, which company officials said would add roughly 135 acres of disposal area and extend local disposal capacity by about 25 years; commissioners asked about local sentiment, Canadian waste deliveries, recycling capacity and long-term alternatives.
Waste Management told the Macomb County Board of Commissioners committee on Feb. 14 that it seeks approval of an amendment to the county solid waste management plan to allow a limited expansion of the Pine Tree Acres landfill in Lenox Township.
“We recommend that this board ... approve the proposed amendment to the county solid waste management plan and authorize it to be submitted to the Macomb County municipalities for local approval,” Jake Howlett, representing Waste Management and the Pine Tree Acres team, said during a presentation to the committee. Howlett said the amendment is already in an extended public-comment period and…
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