Crowd cheers as Troy council rejects plan to bury asbestos-laden soil in landfill
The public turned up and spoke out on the issue of an asbestos landfill in the city of Troy, Montana. The state was willing to pay Troy to turn an existing landfill on the outskirts of town into a toxic dump, but citizens were against it with a passion. Speakers talked about potential loss of tourism revenue and tax dollars, falling real estate values, and the impact on the environment and the health of the community, all of which adds up to far more than the amount the state is willing to pay.
Since the council voted down the proposition, contaminated soil from Troy yards will be trucked to the former W. R. Grace mine outside Libby, where the asbestos originated, at a cost of $1 million. The Montana Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) is in the process of removing the contaminated soil now.
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