Politics & Government
Franklin Park Residents Fighting Proposed West View Water Landfill
West View Water wants to build the landfill on property it owns near the border of Franklin Park and McCandless.
A group of Franklin Park residents is mounting a campaign against a proposed West View Water landfill, which the utility wants to build near its existing water tank off of Brandt School Road.
Jake Pultorak lives in the Ramblewood neighborhood, within eyeshot of the proposed landfill.
"That area is zone R-2 residential and solid waste facilities are prohibited," Pultorak said. "Several letters from West View Water’s own attorney even stated that this fill is in fact solid waste and construction waste from roadside construction or demolition, which plainly categorizes this use as solid waste disposal or storage site."
The Franklin Park Borough Planning Commission unanimously rejected the proposal at its last meeting on May 21. Franklin Park Borough council is expected to vote on the issue on June 19.
Pultorak said residents are opposed for several reasons, fearing the landfill will result in:
- Increased noise
- Reduced property values
- Compromised water quality
- Inability of West View Water to ensure that it is clean fill
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