Tag: Monarch Hill
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Broward commission OK’s Monarch Hill dump to rise higher than Statue of Liberty
By Dan Christensen
FloridaBulldog.org
In a split 5-3 vote, the Broward County Commission Tuesday approved Waste Management’s request to increase the allowable height of its already mountainous Monarch Hill dump astride Florida’s Turnpike another 10 stories. -
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Bergeron loses appeal against Waste Management in recycling case; huge legal fees loom
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Broward County delays vote on Monarch Hill height increase in face of opposition by cities, residents
By Dan Christensen
FloridaBulldog.org
After a big build-up to a final decision, the Broward County Commission on Tuesday evening voted unanimously to put off for two months a decision on whether to let Waste Management supersize its Monarch Hill landfill to a height of 325 feet – 20 feet higher than the Statue of Liberty. -
Coconut Creek spurns Waste Management’s offer; to fight dump’s expansion plans at county today
By Dan Christensen
FloridaBulldog.org
Waste Management’s attempt to corral Coconut Creek’s longstanding opposition to expanding the mountainous, odoriferous Monarch Hill landfill with offers of cash and environmental incentives fell flat Monday afternoon when city commissioners voted unanimously to reject it. -
Waste Management really wants to keep dumping at an expanded Monarch Hill – Broward, Creek poised to go along
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Waste Management wants deal with Broward to allow Monarch Hill dump to rise as much as another ten stories
By Dan Christensen
FloridaBulldog.org
After Waste Management’s four-year push toward a significant expansion of its Monarch Hill dump was yanked from the Broward Commission’s Tuesday agenda, the immediate question was why? The answer now appears to be that the $20-billion, Houston-based garbage disposal company is looking to make a deal.
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