The Hinds County Board of Supervisors issued the following statement.
The Hinds County Board of Supervisors voted unanimously to oppose the controversial proposed NCL solid waste landfill on North County Line Road in Madison County at their regularly scheduled meeting Tuesday morning joining a growing bi-partisan group of opponents.
The supervisors voted to officially oppose the landfill stating that the people of Hinds County don’t want a third garbage dump at the proposed North County Line Road location.
“All up and down Highway 49, North County Line Road, County Line Road, people are opposed to this landfill,” said District 2 supervisor David Archie, “We are speaking today for all the citizens of Hinds County.”
“This landfill would really be damaging to Hinds County,” said Board President Credell Calhoun.
Numerous citizens appeared before the board asking them to oppose the landfill, including retired Jackson Police Department officer Beverly Harris Williams, who presented the board with a petition signed by over 200 Hinds County residents opposed to the dump.
“We ask that you partner with us to protect our homes, protect our kids, protect our environment,” Williams told the board. After the vote, Williams commented, “We are proud of our supervisors for standing up for the citizens of Hinds County.”
Hinds County’s opposition to a virtually identical landfill application in 2010 was cited by MDEQ officials as one of the reasons that application was denied.
“This unanimous vote directly opposing NCL’s application should be given serious weight at MDEQ,” said Ron Farris, a Madison County resident and attorney for No More Dumps, a bi-partisan coalition of citizens and businesses fighting the landfill.
The issue has galvanized a unique, bi-partisan, racially diverse coalition of opponents, including former U.S. Senator Trent Lott, Jackson Mayor Chokwe Antar Lumumba, Ridgeland Mayor Gene Magee, Canton Mayor William Truly, Jr., Flora Mayor Les Childress, Central Mississippi REALTORS®, North Livingston Homeowner’s Association and several other homeowner’s associations in Madison County. Ridgeland, Canton and Flora have adopted similar resolutions formally opposing the NCL landfill.
Cynthia McGilberry, a registered nurse who lives in the Woodland Springs neighborhood, a platted subdivision with 21 homes less than a mile from the NCL site, shared her concerns about the new landfill based on her experience with the current landfill. “When I come home at night from work, I smell gas fumes that are so strong I have to cover my nose and put a mask on. We are asking if you all would join us in our effort because we don’t want to be exposed as citizens to the health hazards.”
“If approved, the landfill would make south Madison County a regional waste receptacle for trash from across Mississippi and other states forever changing the trajectory of the area,” Farris said, “We are already the only county with two landfills, and it seems clear that we have no need for another.”
The MDEQ Permit Board voted in early 2020 to take no action on NCL’s landfill application until Madison County studies whether the landfill is actually needed or not. A few months after that, NCL was exposed in their letter to the Madison County Board of Supervisors attempting to fund the County’s study of whether Madison County needs a third unprecedented landfill.
NCL later withdrew their letter demanding the County conduct the study which NCL offered to fund; however, NCL later sued the County for $60 million on September 10 insisting the County is breaching their business agreement.
“Keep in mind, NCL has spent millions of dollars in a long-time effort to build a huge landfill Madison County does not need or want,” commented Farris. “Madison County and the tri-county region is one of the fastest growing areas in the state and enjoys strong economic growth. Why would it want to be the Landfill Capital of Mississippi? If for some reason the state needs another dump for long-term needs, then build it somewhere else.”
Supervisor David Archie closed the discussion saying this action by the Board “sends a very good message to those coming to Hinds County.”
For more information, visit www.stopthencllandfill.com.
30 comments:
oh no who cares what they think
" The Hinds County Board of Supervisors voted unanimously to oppose the controversial proposed NCL solid waste landfill on North County Line Road in Madison County ".
I am not a fan of this landfill either, but there's not one thing Hind's County can do about it.
"David Archie closed the discussion saying"
Anything David Archie says is always funny.
I especially enjoyed his comment:
“sends a very good message to those coming to Hinds County.”
Please tell us, who is going to Hinds County ?
Counting the days until Kingfish figures out a way to come out in favor of this garbage dump. Just as surely as he favors a PERS 'hair-cut', he'll figure out an angle to favor another landfill.
Now I gotta find a pile of garbage off the side of the road at the bottom of a cliff, again.
So they list the bipartisan group opposing the landfill and lead off with FORMER SENATOR TRENT LOTT?
Hell, he is getting paid thousands and thousands of dollars as a lobbyist for his "opposition". If the other side had gotten to him first, he would be on the "bipartisan group supporting NCL".
What a joke - you think he is involved because of his love and appreciation of Mayor Yak-mumba or David Archie?
Follow the money. Probably for a lot of these folks. And for a lot of the folks on the other side.
Hinds concurs with the neighbors and y’all have a problem. This is sad on many levels, makes Bennie sound rational.
So, the first two posters oppose the landfill, but they still want to show their asses toward officials sharing their position because they live on the other side of the road and have darker skin. Ok, got it.
So, Ridgeland folks, would you rather live by a stinking landfill, or would you rather agree with David L. Archie? Touch call.
So tell us, where do we literally put this shit/trash? Does Jackson want it to cut down on the heat island effect? Put it all up in Canton at it's diminishing landfill? Gotta go somewhere doesn't it.
What none of the opponents to this ever address is that Madison county will be sued for withdrawing. A contract was signed years ago. You can’t just back out of things like this in the real world without facing consequences.
Butler Snow usually gets what they want, when they want it.
Were any of them agin?
Crenellations Calhoun is still alive? Who knew?
It has to be killing the Madison BOS to agree with David Archie. Or, maybe they are on the take and think its good to stick a landfill in a highly populated area. I guess we shall see.
Isn't there already a landfill nearby? I know it stinks to high heaven everytime I drive down the Trace near county line.
Madison County is one big landfill. Pee yew
" Put it all up in Canton at it's diminishing landfill? Gotta go somewhere doesn't it."
Good point !
It couldn't smell any worse than the Canton chicken plant.
That landfill ain't never gonna get built. Madison County may end up paying through the nose but that landfill will never operate. Just watch.
All I know is when you drive past the northern side of the current landfill on the Trace, it will take your breath away. Smells like shit.
The existing landfill cannot expand vertically but does have acreage around it to expand into if need be.
Wont last forever but it buys some time.
7:10...any good contract has an out. Unless they are stupid.
Ironically, the Madison County Board of Supervisors never came out in opposition to the third landfill. Hopefully the voters in Ridgeland will remember that when Steen runs for mayor.
"So tell us, where do we literally put this shit/trash? Does Jackson want it to cut down on the heat island effect? Put it all up in Canton at it's diminishing landfill? Gotta go somewhere doesn't it."
Ah, hello dummy. I guess you've missed the news for the past two years. The crap for the third landfill would be trucked in from other counties. So, to answer your question, who gives a swirling turd where the garbage generated in OTHER counties goes?
“Madison County and the tri-county region is one of the fastest growing areas in the state and enjoys strong economic growth.”
ok
“Why would it want to be the Landfill Capital of Mississippi?”
uh … because more growth means more trash?
maybe the county should take responsibility for its own garbage?
Burnsville MN created a ski hill out of a vertical landfill. The Meadowlands stadium and Newark Airport in NJ sit on top of old landfill.
Can’t we have a ski hill or big stadium in 100 years?
Who greased the skids for this whole thing? Do a minor bit of investigation and you'll come up with the name of a previous governor and his family member who, in a legal capacity, was in the employ of Madison County. Hint: Cowboy Boots.
So you're saying Phil Bryant decided to screw over Madison County?
Hint: STOP thinking that you're cleverly obtuse
So no one has mentioned it yet, but Madison County is one big dump apparently, facade'ed by some brick and mortar.
This is already over. NCL is only fighting now to achieve the biggest settlement possible.
So now after all the opponents say there is plenty of capacity already in Madison county and new landfill isnt needed, City of Canton is asking MDEQ for a variance of their regulations to expand their landfill. So why does it matter if the landfill acreage is spread out at 2 landfills or 3 with a new landfill does it matter...why because of money and the two existing landfills trying to keep a monopoly on the county and area.
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