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Vore Ridge landfill gas monitoring

Athens

Summary

After the lab tech who did methane checks retired, the city will hire a contractor ($15,000 from trash funds) to keep monitoring five wells at the closed landfill and file EPA reports.

At a glance

Total mentions
1
Last 30 days
1

Discussed at 1 meeting in the last 60 days; most recently Oct 13, 2026.

Impact analysis

💰Financial impact

$15,000 from the garbage fund.

✅Who benefits

Neighbors near the closed landfill, who get continued methane safety monitoring.

Mentions & discussions (1)

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