Landfill neighbors denounce plan for expansion

By Kate Perry
The Times Union

ALBANY, NY - Carmelo Privtera, a resident of the Avila retirement community, told a state Department of Environmental Conservation representative Wednesday night what most of the other 200 residents think about the proposed expansion of the Rapp Road landfill.

"Something is rotten in Albany," he said, as two dozen residents from his complex stood to support him, some leaning on canes, during a meeting in the Polish Community Center. "The vile smell barely covers the topic."...Read more.