No Hayes TWP Transfer Facility

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THERE'S A NEW WASTE/RECYCLING TRANSFER FACILITY PROPOSED TO BE BUILT ON THE NORTH END OF HARRISON MICHIGAN IN HAYES TOWNSHIP NEAR THE CLARE COUNTY AIRPORT. THE FACILITY WILL BE RUN BY GFL ENVIRONMENTAL.THE CLARE COUNTY COMMISSIONERS AND HAYES TOWNSHIP SUPERVISOR HAVE ALREADY SIGNED LETTERS OF SUPPORT FOR THIS PROJECT.RESIDENTS ARE CONCERNED THAT THIS FACILITY WILL BRING ODOR, NOISE, AND INCREASED TRAFFIC TO THE AREA, AS WELL AS CONTAMINATE GROUND WATER.GFL ENVIRONMENTAL WANTS TO BUILD AN ENCLOSED FACILITY TO MINIMIZE ODOR. THEY HAVE ALSO BEEN VERY KIND TO HAVE CONVERSATIONS WITH CONCERNED CITIZENS. HOWEVER, REPORTS FROM PEOPLE THAT LIVE NEAR SIMILAR FACILITIES AS WELL AS RESEARCH INTO THESE TYPES OF TRANSFER FACILITIES INDICATE THAT THERE WILL ALWAYS BE SOME LEVEL OF ODOR AND NOISE.WE HAVE PRISTINE WILDERNESS AND WILDLIFE IN OUR AREA AND THE AIR SMELLS CLEAN. WE HAVE A LOT OF OUTDOOR BUSINESSES NEAR THE PROPOSED FACILITY, SUCH AS A FLEA MARKET, AN AIRPORT THAT HOSTS EVENTS, A BAR WITH AN OUTDOOR DECK, AND A BUS TRANSIT CENTER. THIS AREA IS ALSO SURROUNDED BY SEVERAL NEIGHBORHOODS. WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THIS FACILITY DOES NOT DECREASE OUR QUALITY OF OUTDOOR LIFE HERE. WE RELY ON TOURISM IN THE SUMMER. TRANSFER FACILITIES ARE KNOWN TO HAVE INCREASED ODOR WHEN THE WEATHER IS WARM.LOCAL RESIDENTS HAVE CREATED A FACEBOOK GROUP AND PAGE TO DISCUSS THIS ISSUE. THE RESIDENTS OVERWHELMINGLY OPPOSE THIS PROJECT. THERE IS ALSO A PETITION STARTED. THERE ARE ALSO SEVERAL POSTS ABOUT IT IN THE BIG GROUP HARRISON MATTERS ON FACEBOOK.