Countywide case goes to state appeals board
BY Paul E. Kostyu
The Canton Repository
COLUMBUS - A state appeals board was asked Friday to stop the expansion of the Countywide landfill, which already is under way, because of two fires burning under the original 88 acres.
But attorneys for the state and Republic Services, which owns the landfill, said it's too late. The permit to expand was approved in 2003, though it's been under various appeals since.
"We're entitled to a decision," said Republic attorney Jason Perdion of the long-running case before the Environmental Review Appeals Commission. "It's not appropriate to stop in midstream."...Read more.
The Canton Repository
COLUMBUS - A state appeals board was asked Friday to stop the expansion of the Countywide landfill, which already is under way, because of two fires burning under the original 88 acres.
But attorneys for the state and Republic Services, which owns the landfill, said it's too late. The permit to expand was approved in 2003, though it's been under various appeals since.
"We're entitled to a decision," said Republic attorney Jason Perdion of the long-running case before the Environmental Review Appeals Commission. "It's not appropriate to stop in midstream."...Read more.
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