Club 3000 – Ohio Landfills

BOLIVAR, OH — Recommendations are being solicited for what to do with $3 million in the Countywide Community Benefit Fund, and not everyone is happy about the proposal.

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This week, the Ohio Environmental Protection Agency and the Stark County Board of Health reached a $10 million settlement with Republic Services, owner of the troubled Countywide Landfill in southern Stark County.

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ZOARVILLE, OH —

A community meeting to update the public about the progress to contain the fire  at Countywide Recycling and Disposal Facility will be held Thursday at 6:30 in the Tuscarawas Valley High auditorium at 2637 Tuscarawas Valley Rd. NE, Zoarville.

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ZOAR – Another 85 people have signed agreements to participate in a lawsuit against Countywide Recycling and Disposal facility north of Bolivar in Pike Township, Stark County, according to Dwayne Flickinger, who has been organizing related meetings.
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Reaction was swift Wednesday to a request for federal expertise in an effort for [...]

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01/18/2008 – Around 500 people attended the public meeting on January 17 regarding possible civil litigation against Countywide. Lawyers from the New York firm of Weitz Luxenberg along with attorney Steven Bell outlined the steps that residents would have to take to be involved in a class-action lawsuit against the landfill. Club 3000 will continue [...]

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01/10/2008 – Liquid waste from Countywide has leaked onto an “unauthorized area”, contaminating an area roughly half the size of a football field on the landfill’s south slope. Republic Waste spokesman Will Flower said that landfill staff suspected this might happen but they were “too busy dealing with the odor problems” to deal with the [...]

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12/28/2007 – Four US EPA staffers made a site visit to Countywide and requested information on aluminum dross, leachate, slope stability, and other collected data regarding the history of the situation. Tuscarawas County Commissioner Kerry Metzger expressed hope that this was a response to the letter the Joint Solid Waste District sent to the US [...]

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12/18/2007 – Republic Waste Services has put up a website to keep the community and customers updated on the situation at Countywide Landfill. See article in the Times-Reporter.

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12/20/2007 – US Representative Zack Space spoke with EPA Region 5 Administrator Mary Gade and her staff in Chicago via teleconference. He was assured that the US EPA is aware of the situation at Countywide and is keeping an eye on things. See article in the Times-Reporter.

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