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Residents urge Paulding County to relocate planned Reynolds Road transfer station; operator says it will comply with state and federal controls
Summary
Residents from Menlo Station and neighboring areas told the Paulding County Board of Commissioners they fear health, traffic and property-value impacts from a planned Reynolds Road waste transfer station; Capital Waste representatives said the facility will follow state and federal operating and environmental standards and offered to meet with residents.
Residents of Menlo Station told the Paulding County Board of Commissioners on April 12 that a planned Reynolds Road waste transfer station threatens health, traffic safety and property values, while the company contracted to operate the facility said it will follow state and federal rules and work with the community.
Janice Philhot, a Menlo Station resident, told commissioners the new facility raises concerns about airborne chemical exposures and long-term health effects, citing studies she said link waste-facility work to higher rates of respiratory illness and cancer. "These chemicals are known to cause respiratory irritation, headaches, dizziness, nausea," Philhot said, urging caution and more information for neighbors.
Tammy Day, another…
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