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Residents and advocates clash over future of Dickerson waste‑to‑energy facility
Summary
Speakers at the Montgomery County budget hearing offered starkly different accounts of the Dickerson incinerator’s environmental and economic costs — some urged upgrades and continued operation while others called for closure and transition off incineration, citing dioxin risks and environmental‑justice concerns.
A large portion of testimony at the FY27 budget public hearing focused on the county’s municipal solid‑waste proposal and the future of the Dickerson waste‑to‑energy facility.
Proponents of maintaining or upgrading Dickerson — including reWorld representative Frasier Blaylock and union‑aligned witnesses — described the facility as an asset that processes county trash, generates renewable electricity (cited as enough to power roughly 28,000 homes), and provides local, well‑paying jobs. They warned that…
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