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Committee raises health and fire-safety concerns over nearby landfill expansion
Summary
Members discussed a proposed landfill permit increase (from roughly 4,000 to 8,000 tons/day) and warned lithium batteries and microplastics in modern waste streams raise fire and air-quality risks; committee urged better monitoring and mitigation in nearby communities.
Members of the Community Safety & Welfare Committee spent substantial time on April 28 discussing a proposed expansion at a nearby landfill and potential environmental and public-health effects.
Committee members said the landfill operator seeks a permit increase from about 4,000 tons per day toward a higher ceiling and that current operations already pose public concerns. "We went out to…
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