A Concord odor consultant handling landfill and solid waste issues for City of Milpitas had its contract with the city extended and increased last week.
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Key points on the Newby Island Landfill (NISL) expansion provided by Chia-Ling Kong. NISL expansion exec summary Jan15
Neighbors protest against plan to expand Milpitas landfill – KTVU –.
MILPITAS, Calif. (KTVU) – It has sparked protests and a class action lawsuit.
Milpitas families are outraged over Republic Service’s proposal to increase the height of the Newby Island Landfill’s another 95 feet and extend its closure date 16 years.
Ro Khanna, the renegade Democrat who came within a few points of unseating Rep. Mike Honda last year, has found a new, local cause to champion: a fight against stinky garbage.
“I am involved in a public strategy to make sure Newby takes actions to mitigate the odors that are affecting residents in Milpitas, Fremont and even Santa Clara,” Khanna said. “Also I am opposed to the expansion permit.”
Ro Khanna’s new project: Opposing landfill growth – Internal Affairs.
San Jose planners delay vote on Newby Island Landfill expansion to February – San Jose Mercury News.
San Jose Planning Commission’s scheduled Jan. 28 meeting to vote on a land use permit for the possible expansion of the Newby Island Landfill and Resource Recovery Park, located across the city’s border in San Jose, has been delayed until next month.