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COURTESY OFFICE OF SUFFOLK COUNTY LEGIS. SAMUEL GONZALEZ
A group of school board officials, parents and lawmakers sent letters to the Town of Islip on Long Island in opposition of a proposed waste transfer facility in Brentwood.
The plan is for the facility to handle over 1,500 tons per day of construction and demolition debris and over 800 tons of trash daily. The waste would be trucked in, processed, and then hauled off by rail.
Suffolk County Legislator Samuel Gonzalez says the “daily traffic disruption” to the facility will destroy the roads. He is also worried about the potential health impacts of having a dump in a residential community.