Repeated Methane Alarms Deepen Concerns for Residents Near Cliffdale Landfill
Methane detectors placed in homes near the Cliffdale Landfill in Fayetteville have prompted renewed questions about the safety of living near the site.
Cancer risks and explosion hazards detected near Cliffdale Landfill
State investigators found dangerously high levels of methane and other toxic gases near the Cliffdale Landfill in Fayetteville, raising cancer concerns and explosion risks.
‘It’s terrible’: Cumberland County officials seek strategies to minimize illegal dumping
Ask Solid Waste Management Operation Supervisor Tim Middleton about the state of illegal dumping in Cumberland County, and he’ll immediately shake his head and sigh.
Sampson County residents wary of landfill methane plan
Whitney Parker has had enough. The Snow Hill resident lives close enough to the GFL Sampson County Regional Landfill to see the daily operations from his house. Parker said that for decades, the landfill has cast an imposing shadow over his community and destroyed its quality of life.
Solid waste fee increase raises concerns at Cumberland commissioners budget workshop
A proposed increase in the solid waste fee came under scrutiny Thursday night when the Cumberland County Board of Commissioners held its first budget workshop for the coming fiscal year.
Cumberland County staff recommends no property tax increase but raising waste fee
In a presentation Thursday, Cumberland County administrators recommended to the Board of Commissioners a $566.9 million budget for the next fiscal year with no changes in the property tax rate.
Forum on expansion of Ann Street Landfill draws concern about its location
Pam Carter said she does not favor expanding the Cumberland County landfill on Ann Street in the heart of downtown Fayetteville. She not only opposes the expansion but thinks the landfill should not be at its current location.
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County officials turn to temporary fix, advanced technology as landfill nears capacity
Cumberland County’s Ann Street Landfill will be out of room by 2030. The landfill has operated at 698 Ann St. since 1980, when it moved from Cliffdale Road. Relocating a landfill or …
Cumberland commissioners told that progress being made on landfill upgrades
The Cumberland County Board of Commissioners on Monday heard two presentations, one warning them that the county’s landfill will run out of space in eight years, the second telling them of new services planned for the county library system.
Cumberland commissioners to get update on plans for Ann Street Landfill
The Cumberland County Board of Commissioners on Monday will get another update on a public-engagement plan on the future of the Ann Street Landfill. Solid Waste Director Amanda Bader will …
Cumberland board applauds improved service at Ann Street Landfill
Long wait times for disposing of bulk waste are in the past with the new Ann Street Reimagined project.