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Wednesday, March 08, 2006
Environment - Even more on proposed Pines transfer station
Following up on yesterday's ILB entry, here is a story in today's Gary Post-Tribune, by Diane Krieger Spivak, headlined "Garbage ruling not coming until April." Some quotes:
Sean Blieden won’t know if he will have to stop work on his LaPorte County waste transfer station for another six weeks or so.The ILB will post Judge Davidsen's decision when it becomes available.But opponents of the planned garbage facility say it could ruin roads, affect property values and possibly pollute the national lakeshore.
Indiana Department of Environmental Management Chief Environmental Law Judge Mary Davidsen, who heard evidence both for and against staying the permit for Great Lakes Transfer, LLC, said it would likely be some time in April when she rules.
A two-day hearing that ended Monday included evidence from two towns and two counties opposing IDEM’s permit for the garbage transfer station, at 5535 N. County Line Road on the LaPorte/Porter county line. Shaw Friedman, an attorney representing LaPorte County, argued that the permit should never have been granted last year.
[The ILB has had many entries on the disputed, proposed Pines Transfer Station. To locate many of the earlier entries, type "Pines" in the search box in the right column.]
Posted by Marcia Oddi on March 8, 2006 08:03 AM
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