South St. Louis County News

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South St. Louis County News

St. Louis Call Newspapers

South St. Louis County News

St. Louis Call Newspapers

Public hearing set on trash-transfer station

The Missouri Department of Natural Re-sources has scheduled a public hearing on Fred Weber Inc.’s application to construct a trash-transfer station at 5219 Baumgartner Road.

The public hearing will take place at 7 p.m. Tuesday, March 18, in the gym at Oakville Senior High School, 5557 Milburn Road.

“The proposed transfer station will be used to receive non-hazardous solid municipal waste and will transfer the waste from small trucks onto larger vehicles that would transfer the waste to a permitted facility,” according to DNR news release.

County Counselor Pat Redington settled a lawsuit in October with attorneys for Fred Weber to allow the company to construct the trash-transfer station.

The County Council previously had denied the station by a unanimous vote.

A copy of Weber’s permit application can be reviewed at the Cliff Cave Branch County Library, 5430 Telegraph Road.

A copy is also available upon request at the department’s Solid Waste Management Program at 1730 E. Elm St. in Jefferson City.

To request a file review, residents first must call (573) 751-3043 or fax a request to Rhonda Loveall, custodian of records, at (573) 522-3344.

Questions and comments regarding the proposed transfer station or the department’s role in regulating solid-waste processing facilities may be mailed to the Department of Natural Resources, Solid Waste Management Program, P.O. Box 176, Jefferson City, Mo. 65102-0176.

They also can be made calling Charlene Fitch at (800) 361-4827 or (573) 751-5401 or sending a fax to (573) 526-3902. The department gives equal consideration to written comments and oral public-hearing testimony.

For additional information about solid-waste issues, visit the department’s Web site at www.dnr.mo.gov/env/swmp.