CLEARFIELD – Commissioner, Mark McCracken said the board received a letter and was invited to attend a Local Municipality Involvement Process (LMIP) meeting to discus an application received by the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) for the proposed Harmony Residual Waste Landfill in Chest Township.
At the meeting, DEP will provide information about the regulations, policies and permitting process.
According to the letter, both the local municipalities and the county will have the opportunity to identify concerns in respect to the project. Although the goal is not to respond to issues, notice will be taken of any comment.
McCracken said officials of the municipalities should plan to attend and give a “small presentation.”
“I certainly encourage every municipality who received the letter and could be affected to attend,” he said.
Commissioner, John Sobel agreed and urged them to come and at least listen.
“DEP will take note of who is in attendance,” he said.
The meeting is set for June 19 at 6:30 p.m. at the Harmony Area High School Cafeteria and is not open to the public but to officials of the host municipality and county as well as those that are in close proximity and can demonstrate an adverse impact by the project on their area.