Lakeville Township reacts to landfill proposal
So the good people of Lakeville Township, N.D., west of that well-known township of Turtle River, got a chance to see the proposed landfill in their backyard on Thursday.
Paul Sproule and John and Jack Scott are asking township residents for permission to build the landfill in exchange for, among other things, up to $150,000 to pay off all property taxes in the township and improving County Highway 33.
I had a hard time reading the mood of the residents, they seemed pretty combative at first because they thought Sproule et al. was going to dump on them. But after Sproule said he'll follow their wishes and keep them informed, the residents looked much more relaxed.
My guess is Sproule is going to have to offer a little more. Nobody seemed that impressed with the money. Many of the residents have either followed the fight between the city and Turtle River or have been talking to landfill opponents. I say this because they were asking very similar questions. Is the design a subtitle D dry tomb landfill (that's a legal description)? Didn't you know that site sometimes sit under 7 feet of water? How can we be sure you won't import more garbage to make more money?
In fact, Kyle Braaten and Daryl Bragg from Grand Forks County Citizens Coalition, the landfill opposition group, were there to ask more tough questions. Like have you drilled to see what kind of soil sits under that site? Sproule said he hasn't started yet because he wanted to talk to residents first.
Just for fun, I checked to see how many times GFC3 members has gotten a letter to the editor into the Herald. Eleven times since 2004.
Paul Sproule and John and Jack Scott are asking township residents for permission to build the landfill in exchange for, among other things, up to $150,000 to pay off all property taxes in the township and improving County Highway 33.
I had a hard time reading the mood of the residents, they seemed pretty combative at first because they thought Sproule et al. was going to dump on them. But after Sproule said he'll follow their wishes and keep them informed, the residents looked much more relaxed.
My guess is Sproule is going to have to offer a little more. Nobody seemed that impressed with the money. Many of the residents have either followed the fight between the city and Turtle River or have been talking to landfill opponents. I say this because they were asking very similar questions. Is the design a subtitle D dry tomb landfill (that's a legal description)? Didn't you know that site sometimes sit under 7 feet of water? How can we be sure you won't import more garbage to make more money?
In fact, Kyle Braaten and Daryl Bragg from Grand Forks County Citizens Coalition, the landfill opposition group, were there to ask more tough questions. Like have you drilled to see what kind of soil sits under that site? Sproule said he hasn't started yet because he wanted to talk to residents first.
Just for fun, I checked to see how many times GFC3 members has gotten a letter to the editor into the Herald. Eleven times since 2004.
posted by Tu-Uyen at 9:33 PM
2 Comments:
I am so glad to see this citizens coalition imposing their views on all of us again. I hear quite a bit of reasons why certain areas should not be used for a landfill but I hear nothing of other solutions. Where do they think is the best site for a landfill? What other options are there? Your either part of the problem or part of the solution, and I haven't heard any solutions yet.
Cool,
I knew City Officials read your Blog, but I didn't know they contributed.
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