TO: The Montgomery County Fiscal Court, the Montgomery County Solid Waste (109) Board, and the Kentucky Division of Waste Management.
WE, THE UNDERSIGNED RESIDENTS of Montgomery County and surrounding areas, formally submit this petition to voice our strong opposition to the proposed 184-acre expansion of the Rumpke Landfill located on Orear Road.
REASONS FOR OPPOSITION:- UNACCEPTABLE ODOR & AIR QUALITY: For years, residents have reported "unbearable" odors emanating from the facility. An expansion of this magnitude will only exacerbate these issues, negatively impacting the air quality and the ability of local families to enjoy their homes and properties.
- INFRASTRUCTURE & TRAFFIC CONCERNS: The proposal includes increasing the daily limit of out-of-county waste to 1,100 tons per day. Our local roads, specifically Orear Road and surrounding routes, are not designed to handle the increased volume of heavy-duty waste haulers, leading to safety risks and accelerated road degradation.
- ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT: We are concerned about the long-term risks to groundwater and local wetlands. Adding 36 years to the lifespan of this landfill creates a multi-generational environmental burden for Montgomery County that outweighs the short-term financial "host agreement" fees.
- QUALITY OF LIFE: The expansion is inconsistent with the county’s long-term solid waste plan and threatens the property values and general well-being of the community. We believe Montgomery County should not become the primary dumping ground for 30+ other counties.
We respectfully urge the Montgomery County Fiscal Court and the Solid Waste Board to DENY any requests for expansion and to demand stricter enforcement of current odor and debris mitigation protocols. We ask the Kentucky Division of Waste Management to prioritize the health and concerns of local citizens over the expansion of private waste facilities.
24 Comments
The smell the service and the hospitality of being a curtesy neighbor is very poor
I have lived on nest egg road for 15 years the smell is bad even unbearable in the summer. I have had three neighbors have Cancer. Two with severe breathing problems . I have several heath conditions. More should be done to look at the impact rumkee is make to peoples heath and the environment. Livestock that your eating are drinking the creek water.
The odors from the current mountain of waste/trash is horrific! Rumpke likes to state that Methane Gas has no odor. That is true. It is the other mixture of gasses carried with the Methane that is nauseating! Long term exposure to Methane & Other Gasses from decomposing waste can result in more illnesses than space allows. Runoff from rains poisons our waters and lands. An expansion would only add to these current issues. Destroyed roads and roadside trash currently degrades the natural beauty of our County and discourages visitors. An expansion should not be considered until these issues can be resolved.
I live 1.5 miles from the landfill, the smell is sickening our child play outside and are farm kids but that smell from the landfill will make you sick to stomach and have a horrible headache, also the buzzards coming to and from the landfill have killed multiple cattle as the mothers giving birth. This is our lively hood I will not let rumpke destroy farm land, animals and are ability to go outside and enjoy our future for our family!
The smell on the levee is always horrible, the roads are getting tore up and there's always trash on the side of the road
Had to grow up around it, lost alot of family to cancer and other unknown conditions, im fighting something myself right now.
We can't let Rumpke bury us. We can't let our elected officials not know how we feel.
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TO: The Montgomery County Fiscal Court, the Montgomery County Solid Waste (109) Board, and the Kentucky Division of Waste Management.
WE, THE UNDERSIGNED RESIDENTS of Montgomery County and surrounding areas, formally submit this petition to voice our strong opposition to the proposed 184-acre expansion of the Rumpke Landfill located on Orear Road.
REASONS FOR OPPOSITION:- UNACCEPTABLE ODOR & AIR QUALITY: For years, residents have reported "unbearable" odors emanating from the facility. An expansion of this magnitude will only exacerbate these issues, negatively impacting the air quality and the ability of local families to enjoy their homes and properties.
- INFRASTRUCTURE & TRAFFIC CONCERNS: The proposal includes increasing the daily limit of out-of-county waste to 1,100 tons per day. Our local roads, specifically Orear Road and surrounding routes, are not designed to handle the increased volume of heavy-duty waste haulers, leading to safety risks and accelerated road degradation.
- ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT: We are concerned about the long-term risks to groundwater and local wetlands. Adding 36 years to the lifespan of this landfill creates a multi-generational environmental burden for Montgomery County that outweighs the short-term financial "host agreement" fees.
- QUALITY OF LIFE: The expansion is inconsistent with the county’s long-term solid waste plan and threatens the property values and general well-being of the community. We believe Montgomery County should not become the primary dumping ground for 30+ other counties.
We respectfully urge the Montgomery County Fiscal Court and the Solid Waste Board to DENY any requests for expansion and to demand stricter enforcement of current odor and debris mitigation protocols. We ask the Kentucky Division of Waste Management to prioritize the health and concerns of local citizens over the expansion of private waste facilities.
24 Comments
The smell is almost unbearable. It cannot be good for your health to be inhaling this on a daily basis.
The smell the service and the hospitality of being a curtesy neighbor is very poor
I have lived on nest egg road for 15 years the smell is bad even unbearable in the summer. I have had three neighbors have Cancer. Two with severe breathing problems . I have several heath conditions. More should be done to look at the impact rumkee is make to peoples heath and the environment. Livestock that your eating are drinking the creek water.
The odors from the current mountain of waste/trash is horrific! Rumpke likes to state that Methane Gas has no odor. That is true. It is the other mixture of gasses carried with the Methane that is nauseating! Long term exposure to Methane & Other Gasses from decomposing waste can result in more illnesses than space allows. Runoff from rains poisons our waters and lands. An expansion would only add to these current issues. Destroyed roads and roadside trash currently degrades the natural beauty of our County and discourages visitors. An expansion should not be considered until these issues can be resolved.
I live 1.5 miles from the landfill, the smell is sickening our child play outside and are farm kids but that smell from the landfill will make you sick to stomach and have a horrible headache, also the buzzards coming to and from the landfill have killed multiple cattle as the mothers giving birth. This is our lively hood I will not let rumpke destroy farm land, animals and are ability to go outside and enjoy our future for our family!
The smell on the levee is always horrible, the roads are getting tore up and there's always trash on the side of the road
Had to grow up around it, lost alot of family to cancer and other unknown conditions, im fighting something myself right now.
We can't let Rumpke bury us. We can't let our elected officials not know how we feel.
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The smell is almost unbearable. It cannot be good for your health to be inhaling this on a daily basis.