Riverbend Landfill in Yamhill County, OR, run by Waste Management, has asked the county to rezone adjacent farmland in order to expand the landfill. The expansion is opposed by a number of groups, led by Waste Not of Yamhill County, as not representing good use of farmland, harms tourism and local quality of life and water, and does not represent a sustainable long-term vision for waste disposal in the county.
The Yamhill County Board of Commissioners in November, 2009 approved the landfill expansion application, which was appealed in January, 2010 to the Oregon Land Use Board of Appeals (LUBA) who rejected the county's approval in July, 2010, which was appealed to the Oregon Court of Appeals which sustained the LUBA rejection, a victory for opponents of the landfill expansion.
The county and Riverbend can either pursue further attempts to change Yamhill County's Comprehensive Plan or pursue alternatives to expansion.
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