Comment sought on landfill

TOPEKA -- The Kansas Department of Health and Environment will hold a public comment period regarding the proposed expansion of a construction and demolition landfill operated by Bourbon County.

The landfill is currently operated under a permit from KDHE and is located at 2286 Noble Road, northeast of Fort Scott.

Bourbon County has submitted an application to increase the landfill's permitted final elevation by 16 feet, increasing its disposal capacity from 125,000 cubic yards to 256,000 cubic yards while retaining the same 12.6-acre permitted footprint.

A copy of the administrative record including the draft permit, permit application, engineering drawings and other information will be available for public review through Monday, April 23, during normal business hours at the Fort Scott Public Library, 201 S. National Ave., at the KDHE Topeka office, 1000 SW Jackson, Suite 320, Topeka, Kan., 66612, and at the KDHE Southeast District Office, 1500 West 7 St., Chanute, Kan., 66720.

The permit application form is also available at www.kdheks.gov/waste.