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Neighbors press Dayton commission over Curbside Waste plan to accept trash, commissioners ask for strict limits
Summary
Curbside Waste asked Dayton to amend code to allow construction debris, municipal solid waste, recycling and organics at its small transfer station. Neighbors told commissioners the company has broken earlier commitments; the company pledged operational controls. Staff said an EAW, ordinance amendment and conditional-use permit would follow; no approvals were granted tonight.
Curbside Waste asked the Dayton Planning Commission on July 10 for permission to expand the types of material its local transfer station may accept, igniting opposition from nearby residents who said past promises were not kept and warning that added waste types could increase odor, litter and truck traffic.
The company’s chief operating officer, Matt Herman, told the commission Curbside seeks “operational flexibility” to handle demolition debris, municipal solid waste, single-sort recycling and, possibly, organics. He said the site is small and throughput-based, that doors will be installed and that the company cleans the tipping floor daily to limit odor and litter.
The request is only a concept plan. Staff explained the next procedural steps would be a City Council hearing, an Environmental Assessment Worksheet (EAW) with a 30-day…
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