Residents call on Hennepin County for clear plan to shut down HERC incinerator. Internal email suggests no closure is imminent.

Residents call on Hennepin County for clear plan to shut down HERC incinerator. Internal email suggests no closure is imminent.

Residents pressuring Hennepin County to close its trash incinerator are increasingly frustrated by the lack of a concrete closure date, which an internal email shows is unlikely to happen in the near future.  Dozens addressed the County Board at a July 22 meeting, imploring officials to close the Hennepin Energy Recovery Center, better known as the HERC, because of concerns over air pollution. In October 2023, after years of public pressure, com…