Dive Summary:
- Controversial transfer station in Upper East Side of New York clears its final regulatory hurdle. The U.S Army Corps of Engineers released a construction permit.
- According to city officials, the $240 million station could be complete and in operation by 2015. The facility is projected to process 700 tons of trash per day
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Opponents of the project have vowed to continue fighting against it
From the article:
A garbage-transfer center proposed for the Upper East Side has cleared its final regulatory hurdle, paving the way for a project that has sparked outrage from one of the city's wealthiest neighborhoods and fueled debate over the city's waste disposal policies.
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers issued a permit for the station's construction late last week, the last government approval the city needed to move forward, said a City Hall spokesman. Cas Holloway, the city's deputy mayor for operations, said through the spokesman that the $240 million station could be in operation by 2015.
But opponents vowed to fight the transfer center in court.
The garbage facility will be in Yorkville, on the eastern side of the Upper East Side, and is part of the city's new solid-waste management plan that seeks to equally distribute undesirable trash facilities throughout the city. The City Council approved the plan in 2006. The plan also calls for two new facilities in Brooklyn and one in Queens.
