Coffin Butte Landfill Can Expand, Benton County Commission Decides

Coffin Butte Landfill can expand, Benton County Commission decides

The decision will impact solid waste management in Marion County and throughout the Willamette Valley.

Benton County approves Coffin Butte Landfill expansion

The vote moved one elected leader to tears, before voting for it.

Coffin Butte Landfill Expansion Approved, Shepherd Votes Against It

On Tuesday, Nov. 4, the Benton County Board of Commissioners voted 2 to 1 to approve expanding the Coffin Butte Landfill. Commissioners Pat Malone and Nancy Wyse voted to approve. Commissioner Gabe Shepherd voted to deny. Wyse cast her vote after a tearful explanation that she personally opposes the landfill expansion, but legally, she believed she had no choice, that the applicant had met the burden required for approval. Wyse, clearly emotiona…

Benton County commissioners scheduled to vote Tuesday on expansion of Coffin Butte landfill • Lincoln Chronicle

Benton County commissioners are scheduled to vote Tuesday on whether to allow the Coffin Butte landfill to expand. The post Benton County commissioners scheduled to vote Tuesday on expansion of Coffin Butte landfill appeared first on Lincoln Chronicle.