Saturday, July 07, 2007

 

Waste district mulls appeal of landfill expansion plan

BY Robert Wang
The Canton Repository

BOLIVAR - The local waste district board met in private Friday to consider whether to appeal a state panel’s ruling that upholds the expansion of the Countywide landfill.

Kerry Metzger, who chairs the board of the Stark-Tuscarawas-Wayne Joint Solid Waste Management District, declined to reveal details of the closed-door discussion.

But in reaction to the ruling, the Tuscarawas County commissioner said, “I’m very disappointed. ... I think the solid waste district had very legitimate concerns.”...Read more.