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Council tables preliminary approval for Pinecrest transfer station after multiple resident concerns
Summary
Residents raised groundwater, traffic and transparency concerns at a public hearing on a proposed Pinecrest LLC non-processing transfer station; the parish council voted to table Resolution R26-14 pending written answers and further information.
Parish residents and council members pressed for more information about a proposed Pinecrest LLC non-processing transfer station during a public hearing April 13, and the Tangipahoa Parish Council voted to table preliminary approval until written answers to residents’ questions are provided.
The council opened a hearing on Resolution R26-14, which would grant preliminary approval to a non-processing transfer station on the north side of Highway 442 east of Highway 1063 in Independence (District 4). Residents who live within about 3,000 feet of the proposed site raised questions about groundwater contamination, truck traffic and site operations.
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