Air Quality Meeting Tuesday!

by Ilsa Perse, Stop the Dump Coalition

This Tuesday will be the last open-to-the-public meeting before Waste Management presents its expansion plans for Riverbend Landfill to the Planning Commission on December 4th.  A big turn-out this Tuesday will help make the case that the dump and its odors are NOT compatible with living and farming in our beautiful valley.

The Stop the Dump Coalition will be bringing many issues to DEQ's attention.  Please come share your ideas with Gary Andes, DEQ Air Quality monitor for the dump.

WHAT:     The semi-annual DEQ/Riverbend Odor Meeting
WHERE:   McMinnville Senior Center, McDaniel Lane, Mac
WHEN:     Tuesday, November 18;  6:00 PM Pizza and kibitzing; 7: 00 PM Meeting
WHY:        Because the dump still stinks and DEQ has made it very hard to report the problem.  Gary Andes from DEQ needs to hear from folks like you about your experiences dealing with landfill odors and with DEQ's odor-reporting system, or lack thereof.  (We'll have report forms at the meeting.)

DEQ has not posted an air monitoring report on its Riverbend website (http://www.deq.state.or.us/nwr/RiverbendLandfill.htm) since 2012.  Highway 18 outside the landfill is filthy.  The odor reporting system is designed to keep DEQ from ever having to investigate complaints.

Bring your own air quality issues to the meeting!











SEE YOU TUESDAY!