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Fact Sheet for the
Proposed Mega Landfill
The Landfill site will:
Have a
footprint of 236 Acres of prime farm land.
Be 240 feet
tall, as high as a 24 story building,
as tall
as the two radio station antennas,
and
taller than the Cape Hatteras Light House.
Be the 3rd
largest landfill in North Carolina.
Distance from landfill to points of interest:
½ Mile
Maxton City Limits
1
Mile Stewartsville Cemetery
2 ½ Miles
South Scotland School
2 ¾ Miles
Laurinburg-Maxton Airport
3
Miles Laurinburg City Limits
The Landfill will
receive 3,000 tons (6 million pounds) of garbage per day.
Scotland County produces 100 tons per day. If only Scotland County
waste was placed in the landfill it would last for 885 years (to the
year 2895).
The maximum capacity of the landfill will be 31
Million Tons (62 Billion pounds) of garbage.
A mega-landfill would
jeopardize
Positive Opportunities
for Growth in Scotland County
* Proximity to Ft.
Bragg (BRAC is expected to bring in $6.5 billion to the area.)
* Expansion of
Highway 401 to four lanes from Fayetteville to Laurinburg.
* Resurfacing the
runway at The Laurinburg Maxton Airport.
* Completion of
Interstate-74 through the county.
* Development of an
Inland Port – Prime distribution hub location (proximity to roads,
rails, airport and port) to serve the fast growing Piedmont-Atlantic
MegaRegion.
We can do better with
the right leadership!
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