http://nomegadump.org/ Home of SCOT en-us Sun, 13 Nov 2011 20:57:29 GMT 1440 CPG-Nuke Dragonfly Scotland County Of Tomorrow News http://backend.userland.com/rss http://nomegadump.org/images/logo.jpg http://nomegadump.org/ http://nomegadump.org/News/article/sid=34.html As reported by The Herald Advocate Marlboro County’s battle against a municipal solid waste landfill will play out in court next week. A hearing is scheduled for Tuesday-Wednesday, February 21-22, at the Marlboro County Courthouse before Judge Michael Nettles. This relates to a lawsuit that Marlboro County filed in 2007 against the S.C. Department of Health and Environmental Control, alleging improper procedures and challenging the constitutionality of DHEC’s landfill permitting regulations. The suit was placed on hold and later re-filed by the county. In turn, DHEC filed a motion to dismiss the suit, but Nettles denied that request last year. The landfill has been a controversial issue since August 2007, when a company called MRR Sandhills, LLC, first proposed building it on a 900-plus acre tract of land between Highways 38 and 177 near the SC/NC line. The county held a non-binding referendum in June 2008, in which just over 93 percent of the votes cast were in opposition to the landfill. Since then, multiple lawsuits have been filed in connection with the landfill, including this one. Belvin Sweatt, chairman of Citizens for Marlboro County, spoke about the hearing at Tuesday’s county council meeting, urging as many people as possible to attend and support the county. He said a number of environmental groups have been contacted and asked to send representatives as well. Sun, 13 Nov 2011 20:57:29 GMT http://nomegadump.org/News/article/sid=32.html Jim Johnston of Laurinburg wrote a letter to the editor of The Laurinburg Exchange. Laurinburg Exchange Editorial Thu, 17 Jun 2010 11:25:38 GMT http://nomegadump.org/News/article/sid=31.html The Robesonian wrote an interesting editorial regarding the Scotland County economic situation. It is short, sweet, and to the point. Robesonian Editorial Thu, 17 Jun 2010 11:22:51 GMT http://nomegadump.org/News/article/sid=30.html An interesting editorial appeared in the Fayetteville Observer today, June 10, 2010. Fayetteville Observer Editorial Thu, 10 Jun 2010 20:36:54 GMT http://nomegadump.org/News/article/sid=29.html The Scotland County Board of Commissioners has passed the "Waste Management Resolution". The actual resolution can be downloaded here. Wed, 09 Jun 2010 14:44:05 GMT http://nomegadump.org/News/article/sid=28.html The Scotland County Board of Commissioners may have finally listened to its constituents. They voted unanimously to terminate all efforts to go into the "dumping" business. Fayetteville Observer Article Tue, 08 Jun 2010 14:49:17 GMT http://nomegadump.org/News/article/sid=27.html The Scotland County Commissioners heard from the public at its last Commissioner's Meeting. Laurinburg Exchange Article Wed, 12 May 2010 11:08:57 GMT http://nomegadump.org/News/article/sid=26.html Laurinburg Exchange Article Thu, 29 Apr 2010 10:42:06 GMT http://nomegadump.org/News/article/sid=25.html Fayetteville Observer Article Thu, 29 Apr 2010 10:36:55 GMT http://nomegadump.org/News/article/sid=24.html A proposed 240-acre regional landfill in Scotland County would dwarf an existing dump in the area that is used for construction debris. From WRAL-TV: Video: http://www.wral.com/news/local/video/7505820/ Article: http://www.wral.com/news/local/story/7505443/ Thu, 29 Apr 2010 10:08:39 GMT