Dresden is pushing back against a proposed landfill and transfer station as Ontario opens amended permits for public review, The Canadian Press reports via Global News.

York1 wants to revive a small, dormant landfill less than a kilometre from the southwestern Ontario town. Its plans call for accepting mostly soils, including earth excavated from worksites, and construction waste. Over the next decade, the company proposes taking enough material to fill the Rogers Centre, according to the report.

Municipal officials have argued that York1 relied on outdated approvals to avoid a full environmental assessment. Premier Doug Ford’s government backtracked last year on a promise to complete that study and has now put the amended permits before the public.

The move comes as the province seeks additional space for garbage, but provincial approval would not settle every hurdle facing the project.

The municipality says local zoning requirements would still apply if the permits are approved. York1 recently dropped a lawsuit arguing that those local approvals should not be required, according to the report.

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