Senator Blake Clarifies Landfill Position

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State Sen. John Blake said Friday he does not want Keystone Sanitary Landfill’s expansion to happen as proposed, but it would be inappropriate for him to use his role as a state lawmaker to influence a regulatory agency’s review process.

“I want to make it very clear that I am not satisfied that the proposed landfill expansion is necessary or appropriate at the scale suggested by the application,” said Mr. Blake, citing aesthetic reasons; he worries it would hurt the region’s image and has public health and safety concerns

He was also interested in reviewing rules governing conflicts of interest after The Times-Tribune reported the nephew of Keystone owners Louis and Dominick DeNaples was part of the team that conducted a required mining subsidence study.

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