Shelburne Town Office (Contributed Photo)
A local landfill that’s been closed since the 90s will be officially decommissioned.
The Town of Shelburne has submitted a funding application to the feds to support the project.
In a release, Mayor Harold Locke says council supports it, as some residents have raised concerns about potential environmental impacts of the landfill.
Samples from testing wells and nearby residents’ wells will be submitted to the provincial Department of Environment.
The department must then approve the decommissioning plan.
The town says the price tag for the project is about $468,000 over five years, and the town has applied for nearly $300,000 in federal funding.
Locke says they will use operating reserves to make it happen, if they have to.
The town says once complete, the land could be used for future opportunities.
The landfill was open for 50 years and closed in 1996, before briefly serving as a transfer station for white metals.
Downed trees from Hurricanes Dorian and Juan were also placed on top of the landfill.
