Manoa and Kahala residents can breathe easy. My proposal for building neighborhood landfills probably won’t happen this year.
Honolulu’s Planning Commission has agreed to a two-year extension on the Waimanalo Gulch landfill permit. What? You were expecting strings? Strings we got.
The state’s Health Department needs to allow incinerator ash to be piled higher than it’s piled already. That ruling won’t come until next month.
Then there’s need for approval from the state Land Use Commission. Any other issues have to be addressed soon because the landfill’s operating permit expires in May, 2008.
Wait! There’s more.
Though nothing is ready to be done to fix, extend, or replace Waimanalo Gulch as the landfill of choice, huge issues remain. Culturally significant rocks were found in an area that could act as a landfill extension. That could buy a home for more garbage for another 10 to 15 years. Except for those pesky rocks and lawsuits.
Wait! There’s more. Did I mention that the landfill’s operating permit expires in May? What does that mean, really? That there would be no legal place to dump garbage.
Seriously, what’s wrong with neighborhood landfills? Make that the only legal alternative and see what happens. My guess is that another legal alternative would be adoped rather quickly.
If not, stock up on Glade.
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