The Department of Environmental Protection will conduct a public hearing July 28 to receive testimony on Lancaster County Solid Waste Management Authority’s application for a vertical expansion and increase in average and maximum daily volumes of waste accepted for disposal at the Frey Farm Landfill located in Manor Township, Lancaster County.

The public hearing will be held from 7 to 9 p.m. at the Manor Township Municipal Building, 950 West Fairway Drive, Lancaster, PA 17603. DEP will receive public testimony but will not answer questions at the hearing.

Concerned citizens may also submit written testimony by 4 p.m. on August 7 to John Oren, Permits Chief for the Waste Management Program, DEP Southcentral Regional Office, 909 Elmerton Ave., Harrisburg, PA 17110.

DEP will prepare a written a comment response document that will address all relevant testimony provided during the public hearing and comment period, and consider all relevant comments in its review of the application.

Individuals in need of an accommodation as provided for in the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 should contact DEP at 717-705-4703 or make accommodations through the Pennsylvania AT&T Relay Service at 1-800-654-5984 (TDD).

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