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Thursday, January 12, 2006

Environment - Administrative hearing on Pines transfer station set for Jan. 19th

"Lawyers to argue for stay against waste station" is the headline to a story today in the Munster (NW Indiana) Times. Some quotes:

Lawyers for two counties and two towns on Jan. 19 will ask a state administrative judge to issue a stay against a waste transfer station near The Pines, claiming its building permit is expired and that the facility will be a health hazard.

LaPorte County was the last to join the petitions against Great Lakes LLC's transfer station and County Attorney Shaw Friedman said he plans to open new fronts in the appeal of the Indiana Department of Environmental Management's decision to grant the permit. * * *

The appeal will be stronger because of LaPorte County's involvement since the transfer station property is inside its border, said Porter County Attorney Gwenn Rinkenberger.

The state Office of Environmental Adjudication, an administrative law court that reviews IDEM decisions, requires that petitioners say how they are affected by the decision. * * *

The administrative law judge can issue a stay on Jan. 19 preventing Great Lakes from building and operating the facility until the lawyers present their full cases in August.

For background, tytpe "pines transfer station" in the search box in the right column.

Posted by Marcia Oddi on January 12, 2006 08:57 AM
Posted to Environment