Countywide’s operating license wins renewal
The Canton Repository
CANTON - The Stark County Board of Health voted unanimously around noon today to renew the 2007 operating license for Countywide landfill in Pike Township.
The vote came on the heels of a recommendation by Stark County Health Commissioner Bill Franks to renew the landfill’s license to operate. Franks said his investigation could not pinpoint a long-term imminent public health threat. He said air monitoring at the landfill showed “no unacceptable risks,” and that there’s no evidence that indicates short- or long-term health affects are a concern.
Franks said the Ohio Environmental Protection Agency will address the fires within the landfill rather than the health department. Republic Services of Ohio has until May 28 to submit a plan to the state EPA on how it will extinguish the fires.
Countywide’s license will be reviewed again at the end of the year.
CANTON - The Stark County Board of Health voted unanimously around noon today to renew the 2007 operating license for Countywide landfill in Pike Township.
The vote came on the heels of a recommendation by Stark County Health Commissioner Bill Franks to renew the landfill’s license to operate. Franks said his investigation could not pinpoint a long-term imminent public health threat. He said air monitoring at the landfill showed “no unacceptable risks,” and that there’s no evidence that indicates short- or long-term health affects are a concern.
Franks said the Ohio Environmental Protection Agency will address the fires within the landfill rather than the health department. Republic Services of Ohio has until May 28 to submit a plan to the state EPA on how it will extinguish the fires.
Countywide’s license will be reviewed again at the end of the year.
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