Landfill Cell 10 expansion and solid waste plan amendment
Summary
The county landfill was running out of room around 2040, so this expansion buys roughly 12 more years of disposal capacity at the existing site in Deerfield Township. Residents nearby worry about height, odors, well contamination, and property values in an already overburdened community.
At a glance
- Total mentions
- 1
- Last 30 days
- 1
Discussed at 1 meeting in the last 60 days; most recently Oct 13, 2026.
Impact analysis
No new cost to residents; the authority funds it through tipping fees, expected to rise only about 2% next year.
All county residents and municipalities that rely on the landfill for affordable local waste disposal.
Nearby Deerfield Township residents, many minorities and seniors on fixed incomes, who bear odor, visual, and health-stressor burdens in a designated environmental justice community.
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