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Neighbors press Alachua County to accelerate Florence landfill closure as attorneys debate extension dates
Summary
Residents and environmental groups urged the Alachua County Commission to pursue an earlier closure of the Florence Construction & Demolition landfill, citing groundwater exceedances, odors and health concerns; the county attorney advised caution on a legal interpretation of tolling dates and the board directed staff to bring options back within 60 days.
Residents and community groups urged the Alachua County Board of County Commissioners on Nov. 12 to seek an earlier closure and stricter oversight of the Florence Construction & Demolition landfill, citing groundwater monitoring exceedances and persistent hydrogen sulfide odors.
"The landfill's monitoring wells show exceedances in total dissolved solids, sulfates, iron and sodium — indicators consistent with construction and demolition debris impacts," said a neighborhood petitioner during the…
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