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Seneca Falls debates landfill permit renewal
At a packed town board meeting, most of the 37 speakers urged officials to deny Seneca Meadows Inc. (SMI) a permit to continue operating its landfill on Route 414. Complaints centered on odors, environmental harm, ... more
Special Seneca Falls Town Board Meeting on 1/21/25 (webcast)
The Town of Seneca Falls held a Special Board Meeting on Tuesday evening, January 21, 2025 at the Seneca Falls Community Center. The purpose of the meeting was to allow for public Comment on SMI ... more
DEC delays decision on landfill expansion
The Department of Environmental Conservation has pushed back its response to Seneca Meadows Inc.’s landfill expansion proposal to December 20. The plan includes a 70-foot height increase and 47 more acres, potentially extending operations until ... more
Seneca Falls residents voice concerns over landfill expansion amid health and environmental fears
The long-standing debate over the Seneca Meadows Landfill dominated the Seneca Falls Town Board meeting on Tuesday, as residents and local business operators voiced growing concerns about its environmental and health impacts. A special meeting ... more
Seneca Falls won’t decide on landfill permit or host agreement until at least January; special meeting scheduled
Seneca Falls Town Supervisor Frank Schmitter has announced a Special Board Meeting to address the 2025 Seneca Meadows landfill permit and Host Community Agreement. The meeting will be held on Tuesday, January 21, 2025, at ... more
BOARD MEETING: Seneca County supervisors hear landfill concerns at November meeting (webcast)
The Seneca County Board of Supervisors held its monthly meeting on Tuesday, Nov. 13, which featured a number of speakers raising concerns about long-term implications of allowing Seneca Meadows to continue operating. This was brought ... more
Seneca County residents demand landfill closure in waste management plan (video)
Residents near the Seneca Meadows Landfill pushed back against extending its operations for 25 more years, voicing frustration at Tuesday’s Seneca County Board of Supervisors meeting. The landfill, slated to close next year, may remain ... more
SF Town Board delays landfill permit decision for 3 months: Residents protest odors
The Seneca Falls Town Board voted unanimously last night to postpone until December a decision on whether to grant Seneca Meadows Inc. a local permit after several citizens complained about ‘horrendous’ landfill odors. Previously, the ... more
Seneca Meadows submits draft environmental impact statement for landfill expansion
Seneca Meadows Inc. has submitted a draft Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) to the New York State DEC for its proposed landfill expansion. The 164-page document, filed on July 29, outlines plans to add 47 million ... more
Citizens can’t use green amendment to block bid to expand Seneca Falls landfill, AG James says
Citizens who breathe air polluted by New York’s largest landfill have no legal right under the state’s Green Amendment to block that facility’s application for a permit to expand, lawyers for the state Department of ... more
Texas-based waste giant funds negative campaign flyers in bid to purge Seneca Falls Town Board
For the third straight election cycle, Texas-based Waste Connections Inc. is far outspending all local candidates combined in a bid to tilt the Seneca Falls town board in favor of its subsidiary, Seneca Meadows Inc ... more
Seneca Falls Town Board kills draft host agreement with Seneca Meadows, seeks probe into high lung cancer rates
By a 3-2 vote, the Seneca Falls Town Board last night shot down a draft 15-year host community agreement (HCA) between the town and the Seneca Meadows Inc. landfill that supporters said was worth more ... more
Seneca Meadows official tells Ulster County that landfill won’t close in 2025 despite local law
The top official at Seneca Meadows Inc. assured public officials in Ulster County last week that SMI would not be shutting down by Dec. 31, 2025 despite a local law that requires that closing date ... more
Seneca Falls Town Board opposes landfill expansion, but supervisor not convinced company will walk away in 2025
During a meeting held Tuesday, January 5th the Seneca Falls Town Board voted 3-2 asking the DEC to deny Seneca Meadows' permit request to expand its landfill. The vote, which fell along party lines, featured ... more
LATEST: Official calls SMI’s effort to expand landfill ‘deceptive’
The Seneca Falls Town Board is expected to learn more about a landfill expansion permit application, which was filed over the summer by Seneca Meadows Inc. They applied to the state's Department of Environmental Conservation ... more
Trevor’s Gift in Waterloo gets hefty support from Seneca Meadows
Seneca Meadows Landfill has made a significant contribution to Trevor's Gift, which is a backpack feeding program in Waterloo. The company has been giving to the organizational effort for eight years. Workers from the landfill ... more
SAFETY MOMENT: Eight people die per day due to distracted driving
In this month's Safety Moment the CDC says that eight people will die in just one day due to distracted driving. A look at the definition and what you can do to take a safety ... more
Seneca Falls Town Board hears from Boston doctor about landfill odor during visit (video)
On Tuesday the Seneca Falls Town Board held it's regularly scheduled monthly meeting, and while no action was taken on a long-tabled operating permit for the Seneca Meadows Landfill the board did hear again about ... more
Seneca Meadows supports Seneca Falls Dialogues event
Seneca Meadows recently presented a donation to support the 7th biennial Seneca Falls Dialogues - Disrupting the Past, Questioning the Present, and Building the Future. 2020 marks the centennial of the 19th amendment, recognizing both ... more
