From Austin Chronicle, February 13, 2009...
It looked like the city of Austin would be powerless to stop the proposed expansion of the BFI landfill in Northeast Travis County. But council may have a new avenue of opposition – because of rainwater.
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Proposed landfill expansion sparks controversy
From News 8 Austin, January 21, 2009...
BFI Waste Systems went before the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality Tuesday to find out once and for all whether it can expand its landfill in northeast Travis County.
The fight between neighbors and the landfill has gone on for well over five years.
BFI said it needs more space, and wants to expand the landfill by 75 feet. Neighbors said the landfill is already too big, and the expansion would make it taller than Mt. Bonnell.
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BFI Waste Systems went before the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality Tuesday to find out once and for all whether it can expand its landfill in northeast Travis County.
The fight between neighbors and the landfill has gone on for well over five years.
BFI said it needs more space, and wants to expand the landfill by 75 feet. Neighbors said the landfill is already too big, and the expansion would make it taller than Mt. Bonnell.
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Travis County residents fight landfill expansion
From KEYE, January 20, 2009...
Imagine having 250 acres of garbage as your next door neighbor - and now the landfill company wants to expand. That's got some folks in Northeast Travis County upset - but the proposed expansion is now being considered by a judge.
The company that owns the landfill, BFI, says it's almost out of room at the site, and it's asking the state to let it put an additional 75 feet of trash on top of the hills that cover piles of garbage.
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Imagine having 250 acres of garbage as your next door neighbor - and now the landfill company wants to expand. That's got some folks in Northeast Travis County upset - but the proposed expansion is now being considered by a judge.
The company that owns the landfill, BFI, says it's almost out of room at the site, and it's asking the state to let it put an additional 75 feet of trash on top of the hills that cover piles of garbage.
Read more...
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