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Montgomery County Council Votes to Keep Dickerson Incinerator Open

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The Montgomery County Council voted 6-5 to keep the Dickerson trash incinerator open. The council was deciding between keeping the incinerator operational or closing it and hauling trash by truck to a landfill outside the county. Currently, trash is sent from the Shady Grove Transfer Station via train to the incinerator, and the resulting ash is taken by train to a landfill in Virginia. Council Executive Marc Elrich expressed disappointment following the vote.

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Why it matters

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The decision avoids the need for 80 daily truck loads, which would be required to transport trash out-of-county, according to Council President Natali Fani-González. The incinerator, which has been operating since 1995, requires renovations, and keeping it open secures its operational status.

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  • Montgomery CountySpeculative

    Montgomery County could avoid high daily costs associated with trucking trash to external landfills.

  • DickersonSpeculative

    Dickerson could secure operational status and funding for necessary infrastructure renovations.

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