Overview
- The Board of Public Works pulled the draft lease from its agenda to allow further DNR negotiations after community input, with DNR saying the proposal would prohibit any extensions and require closure by December 18, 2033.
- Under the draft terms, the operator could accept waste for five more years, then spend up to three years capping and restoring the site as a park at its expense, with a $5 million penalty for failing to meet the timeline.
- MDE confirmed the landfill withdrew its request to increase treated leachate discharge to 25,000 gallons per day, and said the updated permit will include additional monitoring and evaluation requirements.
- The facility will continue operating under its previous lease while talks continue, and the next Board of Public Works meeting is scheduled for January 7.
- State records show about 20 permit exceedances from April 2023 to February 2025 and a $15,000 fine in 2023, while DNR reports collecting more than $12.4 million in lease payments since 2005.