Waste Management's American Landfill expansion hearing

Meeting Thursday on landfill expansion proposal

By Barb Limbacher
T-R Staff Correspondent,
The Times Reporter

MAGNOLIA – Jill Van Voorhis, president of Citizens Against American Landfill Expansion, said a public meeting set for Thursday at 7 p.m. will bring to light many of the grassroots organization’s concerns about the landfill expansion.

The hearing will be held in the Sandy Valley High auditorium at 5362 State Rt. 183, Magnolia.

CAALE’s case is overwhelming against American Landfill, Van Voorhis said Monday.

“We will prove why a final permit should not be granted,” she said. “We have evidence this site needs to be shut down, and the information will be revealed at the meeting Thursday night. We need to bring this out to the public.” . . Read more