At the Sedalia Amtrak Depot, there were several dignitaries greeting Amtrak train riders Saturday morning, May 7 on the last day of National Travel and Tourism Week
At the Sedalia Amtrak Depot, there were several dignitaries greeting Amtrak train riders Saturday morning, May 7 on the last day of National Travel and Tourism Week
Proposed Landfill in Pettis County Causes Huge Concern
David Gerken, 71, of La Monte, representing Concerned Citizens of Pettis County, was the first to speak.
He said that Pettis County Development Company (not affiliated in any way with Economic Development Sedalia-Pettis County (EDSPC), has conducted a geological survey for a landfill, but is referring to the business as a recycling project.
The third-generation farmer said he doesn t want to see what s coming to Pettis County.
“Our group is not opposed to recycling, however we are opposed to another landfill in our county. My anticipation is what they call a strategic location, with a vast amount of land to the west and east of what they re already purchased, which is prime farmland. They don t have railroad frontage right now, but the other two properties do have railroad frontage. They re an older generation, it s probably just a matter of time where they could buy that property, too,” Gerken said.