CITIZEN PETITION AGAINST THE CONTINUED OPERATION OF THE LEON COUNTY LANDFILL

We, the undersigned citizens of Leon County, express outrage that the Leon County Landfill is still accepting Class I (household garbage). Furthermore, we feel the Leon County Board of Commissioners has allowed Waste Management Services to continue business as usual instead of transitioning from dump to park as was planned and scheduled to occur over a decade ago. We demand the following changes be made and promises kept:

1. Keep the collection dumpster bin available as our community is used to having for the public use, but immediately cease burying Class I (household garbage) waste at the Landfill. Send it to the Transfer Station, to be shipped out of town, just as is done for all other publicly accessible collection centers.
2. Immediately start the process to cap and close the Class I waste heap "cells" to begin the transition to the closing.
3. Stop the methane and garbage smells and fumes from leaving the Landfill - spend the money and get the job done properly and make sure that ALL hazardous wastes are also properly managed without danger to local residents!
4. Start the beautification of the Landfill and surrounding area by planting attractive plants and landscaped berms tall enough to create a sound and visual barrier, so that any remaining Class III (construction & demolition) waste is no longer visible from Apalachee Parkway Hwy 27.
5. Seek and purchase a new area for Class III wastes away from our heavily populated area so the planned park can be fully implemented as soon as possible.

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