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Resident opposes landfill tonnage increase; board discusses landfill contract in closed session
Summary
A resident urged the board to reject a proposed increase in daily tonnage at the Lunenburg Landfill; the Board later met in closed session to consult on a landfill services contract and certified the closed session without public details.
During public comment at the June 13 meeting, Kenbridge resident Mike Bender urged the Lunenburg County Board of Supervisors not to approve an increase in daily tonnage at the Lunenburg Landfill and expressed concern about out-of-state waste arriving at the facility.
Bender said he did not recommend approval for allowing the landfill operator, Meridian Waste, to increase daily receipts from 1,500 to 2,000 tons. The comment was raised as the Board transacted other business; later in the meeting the Board entered a closed session citing Virginia Code §2.2‑3711(A)(7) for consultation with legal counsel and §2.2‑3711(A)(29) for a contract for landfill services.
The Board reconvened in open session and certified the closed session under Virginia Code §2.2‑3712 but did not disclose discussion details or release a contract text during the meeting. The certification resolved that only matters allowed under the cited Virginia Code exceptions were discussed.
The landfill tonnage issue raised by the resident and the private discussion of a landfill services contract indicate the county is actively addressing landfill operations; the Board did not take a public vote on the tonnage change during the meeting.
