Springfield residents irked trustees gave no notice of landfill meeting

NEW SPRINGFIELD

Residents in Springfield Township say they didn’t get notified about a public hearing on a proposed expansion of the Mahoning County Landfill on Garfield Road.

The Ohio Environmental Protection Agency conducted a public meeting about the proposal May 7 at Springfield Township Administration Building on South Range Road.

Even though it was not a township trustees’ meeting, residents said at Wednesday night’s trustees meeting, the trustees should have taken measures to notify residents.

“I wish I could have been here to ask questions,” said Reed Metzka.

“We posted a notification on the door,” said Trustee Robert Orr.

Resident Gail Taylor, who lives next to the landfill, told the trustees that “it’s their duty to be aware of what people in the community think.”

“You’re not in touch with the residents.”

Read more about the meeting and the expansion plans in Thursday's Vindicator or on Vindy.com.