NHDES Wetlands Bureau urged to reject landfill permit newhampshirelakesandmountains.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from newhampshirelakesandmountains.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
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Opponents of a proposed new landfill in the North Country rallied Wednesday outside a state public hearing for one of the project s first required permits.
Vermont-based trash company Casella wants to build the 137-acre landfill in the town of Dalton, adjacent to Forest Lake State Park. Casella says the Dalton project is needed to expand the state and region s landfill capacity. The new dump would get just under half of its trash from out of state and would have space to operate until around 2060.
Opponents worry the landfill will hurt local tourism and the environment, and they say it s the wrong approach to the future of the state s solid waste.
WHITEFIELD â North Country residents and conservation groups will rally Wednesday, July 14, at White Mountain Regional High School to urge the New Hampshire Department of Environmental Services Wetlands Bureau to reject a pending permit for a 189-acre landfill in Dalton adjacent to Forest Lake State Park.
A public hearing begins at 3 p.m. at the high school to hear testimony on Casella Waste Systems Inc.âs proposal for a sprawling landfill it estimates will eventually bury 468,000 tons of garbage â 49 percent from out-of-state annually.
A rally will be held at 2 p.m. before the full hearing.
âWe expect a large crowd to show up for the July 14 hearing,â said North Country Alliance for Balanced Change board of directors President Eliot Wessler. âNorth Country people see that a large Vermont corporation is trying to ram another landfill down their throats, and they donât like it. Thousands of people, not only from Dalton, but
Lawmakers reject bill to ban landfills near NH state parks wmur.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from wmur.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
CONCORD — The Senate killed the hopes of those fighting a proposed landfill in Dalton when it voted to kill a bill that would require a 2-mile buffer around state