From The Banner · Ginny Bixby · · 1m 10s
Montgomery County Council votes on trash incinerator future
Montgomery County Council to decide whether to close or renovate aging Dickerson trash incinerator.
In brief
Montgomery County Council to decide whether to close or renovate aging Dickerson trash incinerator. Montgomery County Council will vote on closing or renovating the Dickerson trash incinerator by Thanksgiving, ending a decade-long debate. Originally reported by The Banner.
Council to vote on incinerator future
Montgomery County Council will vote on whether to close or renovate the Dickerson trash incinerator by Thanksgiving.
Once-in-a-generation decision
Council President Natali Fani-González called the decision a 'once-in-a-generation' choice to resolve the incinerator controversy.
“once-in-a-generation”
Incinerator's environmental impact
Environmentalists argue the incinerator has toxic emissions violations and harms residents' health.
Two resolutions for incinerator
Council members will choose between modernizing the incinerator for the long term or closing it and trucking trash to an out-of-county landfill.
Incoming county executive supports closure
Incoming County Executive Will Jawando supports closing the incinerator by June to address residents' health concerns.
Sugarloaf Citizens Association push
Sugarloaf Citizens Association wants the incinerator shut by June to end toxic ash dumping on a minority community.
Residents' concerns about alternatives
Residents fear increased landfill use, noise, odors, and truck traffic after closing the incinerator.
What it means
Montgomery County Council will vote on closing or renovating the Dickerson trash incinerator by Thanksgiving, ending a decade-long debate.
