Proposed C&D waste transfer station could get green light

The council for Howell Township, New Jersey, has approved a settlement agreement with Resource Recycling, a developer that seeks to build a construction and demolition (C&D) waste transfer station at 34 Randolph Road, Patch.com reports.

Final approval of the facility will be left to the Monmouth County Solid Waste Advisory Commission, the County Commissioners and the state Department of Environmental Protection.

Township Manager Joseph Clark tells Patch.com the agreement gives Howell a say in how the facility will be operated if it is approved, such as the hours it's open, truck traffic management and fees to the town, among other factors.

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Nearby residents have expressed concerns about the potential truck traffic the facility will bring and plead with officials to allow more time to analyze the agreement. However, according to the report, Council approved the agreement within two hours of discussion.

The township outlined several benefits of the project, such as only 80 trucks anticipated daily versus 150 in the 2018 proposal, $950,000 in annual revenue to the township as opposed to $214,000 previously, tax revenue, free use of the facility by the appropriate township departments, saving $80,00 to $100,000 annually and a phased $50,000 donation to the township Open Space Fund.