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Fremont wants to move city dump

Posted by Geeky Swedes on May 1st, 2008

The Fremont Neighborhood Council plans to appeal the city’s decision to rebuild and expand the city dump on 34th St., reports Slog. “They want to reconstruct the facility without considering whether it should be somewhere else,” says Fremont resident Toby Thaler. “If you want a lawsuit, that’s the way to do it.” Neighbors say they want it moved to Interbay or a part of Ballard where it’s away from single-family homes. Ballard, huh?

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  • gooner
    having that dump any where near your house would suck. i am clearly a nimby on this one... but if it has to move, an "industrial" area would seem to make the most sense to me..... but i don't know all the politics behind where the best location would be.

    as long as it isn't near me ;-)
  • brent
    I dunno, I kinda like driving only five blocks to drop off all my extra trash/recycling.
  • Silver
    That transfer station gets pretty aromatic on hot days, not to mention the exhaust from lots of cars and trucks idling in line. It's also hella noisy! I can see why the neighbors are concerned about a proposed expansion. Seems like Interbay would be a better choice.

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