DeKalb County’s Community Council unanimously rejected a special land use permit that would let a composting firm set up shop in South DeKalb.
Greenco Environmental needs the permit to run a composting facility, turning organic waste into compost, on 22 acres of the LaFarge Quarry in Lithonia, where it would be about a mile from homes.
More than 200 residents have opposed the plant, though, saying it is still too close to their homes.
The issue next heads to the county’s planning commission on March 6. The county commission to first hear the request on March 27.
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