Monday, June 2, 2008

Landfill, a retrospective

As I've noted before, I'm a bit late to the landfill party. So I sought a little perspective in the archives of the Daily News.

Here are the headlines over the past year-plus when searches the archives for "New Ventures." I'm sure there are some articles missing. I didn't have time to do multiple searches, but this gives a pretty good overview of what's transpired over the past year.

Things looked so hopeful for a time....

May
Landfill deal would double truck traffic Council to discuss latest offer Monday night
Council puts off landfill request to special meeting
Owners want embattled landfill to accept more waste
Newburyport: Landfill settlement near; city in dark about contents

April
Letter: Residents must take action to end nightmare at landfill

March
Our view: An outrage that deserves punishment
DEP: Landfill owner shut off odor control City calls action retribution for latest order
Newburyport shuts down landfill... again
Letter: Get very angry that state not fixing landfill problems

February
New Ventures fined again for odors Monday
Landfill stench overwhelms neighborhood; New problem with equipment blamed
Landfill operator appeals fines as smells persist

September 2007
State makes right move on Port's troubled landfill
Judge orders fast action on landfill
'Blame the victim' game is playing out at landfill

August
Landfill owner demands Port pay him millions
State asks court to let it finish work at landfill

February
State should take over Crow Lane landfill
Landfill shut down again

January
Landfill stench lingered for nearby residents
Residents optimistic dump will be capped

For more landfill talk, go over to Gillian Swart's blog.

1 comment:

Bean said...

It looks like New Ventures now has the right to sue the city for hundreds of thousands of dollars if they block the latest proposal. What a mess. I wouldn't want to be in the shoes of the city councilors right now. They have a very tough decision to make.

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