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Landfill hearing goes on for four hours

Written November 3rd, 2021 by Hasso Hering
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The proposed expansion of the Coffin Butte Landfill occupied the Benton County Planning Commission for four hours on Tuesday night. It was a public hearing, but the public didn’t get to speak till a quarter to 10.

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Dump expansion rests on subjective standards

Written November 2nd, 2021 by Hasso Hering
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A big expansion of the Coffin Butte Landfill is the subject of a public hearing before the Benton County Planning Commission tonight, Tuesday night. But the question is not whether the expansion is necessary or wise. Instead, it’s whether it meets some fairly nebulous or subjective standards in the county’s development code.

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