Rostraver residents upset with landfill

By Matt Petras

For the MV Independent

Residents angry about waste from the Westmoreland Sanitary Landfill took their concerns to the Rostraver Township Board of Commissioners Wednesday night. 

Resident Cheryl Myers read a lengthy prepared speech, which she handed out at the meeting along with citations, and repeatedly admitted to being angry. 

Citing reports from recent years about rising levels of sewage sludge from the Westmoreland Sanitary Landfill, Myers expressed frustration with both the state Department of Environmental Protection as well as the Rostraver Township Commission, which she believes can also do more. 

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