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Show St - 1 ? i 1 f ? t '" '---, ' - -V ; : Lyle Swaney, right, manager at the Lindon Landfill holds chart as Steve Smith, consultant, con-sultant, offers a plan for future expansion. Expansion planned for landfill By KALYN SECRETAN A debate is on in Lindon City concerning the proposed expansion of the Lindon Landfill. A public hearing was well attended at-tended on Nov. 6 when a report was given by Steve Smith, a consultant representing E.T. Technologies. Representatives of CH2 M Hill were also present to propose a visual plan and options for beautifying the landfill area. The purpose of the meeting was not to make any decisions but to gain input from the consultants, neighbors and the North Utah County Landfill Committee made up of City Council members in the communities involved. The Landfill committee would like to influence the neighbors and council members to reconsider the plan presented by the consultants. A zone change is necessary at the landfill site before expansion can take place. An earlier zone change request was denied because of many objections ob-jections from neighboring families. Families are not in favor of expansion ex-pansion in the area, they are already tired of the blowing debris, the drainage problems. They feel it is visually unpleasant and question the promises for long term use. The Landfill Committee, concerned con-cerned about the rising cost of transponing elsewhere, feel its the best way to go. The present site is centrally located to the District. The landfill disposes of 57,000 ton of refuse a year, 156 ton of material each day. At this rate, there is only two years remaining at the present site. The State Has projected an increase in-crease in population of one percent per year. At this rate, by the year 2,000, it will be necessary to dispose of 68,000 ton of refuse a year. One other option would be to haul the waste 30 miles south of Utah Lake at a $10 a ton additional cost. Current costs involved with garbage disposal are $7.50 a ton. If the alternate site was selected the charge would rise to $17 a ton. The current rate was compared with Provo at $7 a ton and Spanish Fork at $8.50 with the possibility of rising costs reaching $14. The committee is aware of the blowing debris, drainage and visual problems with the area and a future plan was presented by Tom Krumsick from CH2 M Hill. As a visual impact he proposed a 30 foot berm on the north and the east side of the landfill made from Russian Olive trees. It would provide a screening area with a working place behind the berm. Portable fences would be used in other areas to stop the blowing debris. As far as the drainage problem, it was suggested the ditches be cut off to isolate run-off on the property and artesian wells would be capped. Dirt would be forced to the edge to make the berm and clay brought in to serve as a bed for the landfill. Margaret Johnson assisted Krumsick with suggestions for the landfill area. Ideas offered include a golf course, a tubing area, cross country skiing, tree farm, equestrian trails, campground, fitness course, archery or shooting range. Residents unsure of turning their farmland in for recreational pursuits pur-suits were not impressed. Some questioned, "How would you like to be surrounded by a dump?" The properties of Smith, Chipman and Walker would be completely surrounded by the landfill and Utah Lake. They had a concern about "How they are going to get to their property". They were shown where a deeded right of way would go through the existing landfill. Property owners felt if the plan went into effect, the landfill should also buy out their property at a fair market value. Their property would be devalued if it was surrounded by a dump. The land has a wetlands 404 designation and a change would have to be made through the state. Neighbors were asked, "Suppose the landfill stops where it is, how much is your property worth now?" Lyle Swaney, manager of the landfill, has put a lot into clean-up at the site the past three years, and he was complimented on his efforts. Questions arose about "Who pays for the development of the Landfill. It comes back to Lindon City to determine what it can be used for, what grants are available and the maintenance cost involved. A campground was looked on favorably. |