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Cade residents discuss concerns with landfill at St. Martin Parish public hearing
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CADE, La. (KLFY)- A public hearing was held for Cade residents who have concerns about the proposed expansion of a nearby dump site.
The St. Martin Parish Council and members from the Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality were in attendance to listen to residents' concerns.
The nearby dump site, GreenPoint INC, is located on Old Spanish Highway in Cade and is owned by Sean Day. Day requested a solid waste permit modification application. In that application, it states the landfill would reach capacity within a year, and the site asked to increase the height of the site.
Many residents have come forward with complaints about the odor and flying dust from the site. One resident, David Pugh, said he will speak at the meeting and hopes the Department of Environmental Quality will hear his concerns.
"We hope the DEQ will hear us, put the package together and deny his expansion, he's got a little bit of room to grow I think still, so he can make a little bit more money then he's obligated to close the place, that's what we'd rather have him do, we've had enough," said Pugh.
Pugh said the site is an eyesore for all residents who live near the site.
"It's an eyesore, it's a shame that it happening, it's a finger in our eye that they're letting him get away with all these things over there," said Pugh.
Joseph Cormier, a longtime resident in Cade, said he and his wife have also had concerns with sitting outside of their home because of the heavy dust polluting the air. He said he has contacted the Baton Rouge Department of Environmental Quality about the concern, but has not gotten an answer on what will be done.
"I've called Baton Rouge to complain about the dust, just to talk about how our life has changed and our dreams are being sacrificed to the cost of being owners and everybody else that's being productive or receiving a profit from their operations," said Cormier.
"It's going to affect a radius of approximately three miles from its center, everybody within that three-mile radius has some type of risk by this dump," said Cormier.