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Updated at 6:29 p.m., Wednesday, September 3, 2008

Meetings scheduled on Kauai landfill issues

Advertiser Staff

Kaua'i County's Department of Public Works will discuss landfill issues at a series of upcoming public information meetings.

Topics to be covered include Kekaha Landfill lateral expansion, siting of a new landfill, design requirements for a modern landfill, mitigation measures, host community compensation, and community concerns regarding landfills.

Meetings are scheduled from 7-9 p.m. at the following locations:

  • Tuesday, Sept. 16: Kapa'a Middle School.

  • Thursday, Sept. 18: Koloa Neighborhood Center.

  • Monday, Sept. 22: Kalaheo Neighborhood Center.

  • Tuesday, Sept. 23: Lihu'e Neighborhood Center.

  • Tuesday, Sept. 30: Kilauea Neighborhood Center.

    A power-point presentation of the first meeting Aug. 20 in Kekaha can be viewed online at www.kauai.gov/Government/Departments/PublicWorks/SolidWaste/PublicMeetingsonLandfillIssues/tabid/238/Default.aspx.

    For more information, call the county's Solid Waste Program coordinator Allison Fraley at 808-241-4837.