North Judson residents will have the chance to learn more about a planned recycling transfer station during tonight’s North Judson Town Council meeting. It’s been moved to the North Judson–San Pierre Junior/Senior High School Auditorium to handle the many residents expected to be in attendance. Officials from Metro Recycling as well as the Starke County Economic Development Foundation are scheduled to discuss the new transfer station and address residents’ concerns.
Metro Recycling says the facility will provide an alternative to landfills for municipal solid waste. It’s also expected to create five to 15 jobs.
However, some residents have raised concerns that the transfer station could lead to noise, pollution, and environmental damage and called the facility a “well kept secret” by town, county, and economic development officials. Metro Recycling and the Starke County Economic Development Foundation have disputed those claims.
While tonight’s presentation will give the public the chance to learn more about the project, the town council is not being asked to make any decisions. The transfer station’s proposed location in the North Judson Industrial Park actually sits outside of the North Judson town limits and out of the town council’s jurisdiction.
Tonight’s North Judson Town Council meeting begins at 6:30 at the North Judson–San Pierre Junior/Senior High School Auditorium.
