Dive Brief:

• The local YMCA in Pocomoke City, Maryland is hoping to create a recreation area for families on the site of a former landfill.
  The organization would like to transform the land with bike trails, walking paths, a nature area and a rope course.
  The Worcester County Commission is wary of the idea, citing that the methane continuously expelled from the mass of decomposing trash may place members of the community in danger.

Dive Insight:

The YMCA is planning meetings with members of the County Commission to go over risks associated with the plan, with a compromise being the anticipated end results of the talks. The site currently experiences minimal activity such as cross-country practices and occasional use by county employees.