State EPA chief to recommend course of action on landfill odor

By ZACH LINT
The Times-Reporter

CANTON – The weight that falls on the Stark County Board of Health’s shoulders in 2007 could get heavier this week when Joseph Koncelik, outgoing director of the Ohio Environmental Protection Agency, issues his findings and recommendations on how to handle the future of Countywide Recycling & Disposal Facility.

Koncelik’s recommendations could include continuing or revoking the Pike Township landfill’s operating license and should be made public Friday, his final day in office, according to Mike Settles, OEPA Northeastern District spokesman....Read more.