(This story by Bill Pickett.)
A public information meeting is set next month on Dynegy’s proposal to move coal ash from the flood plain near its abandoned plant north of Kickapoo State Park. Dynegy’s current plans show they would demolish the power plant and move the coal ash from the flood plain to a new landfill to be constructed on the coal plant’s footprint. It is what Eco-Justice Collaborative and Prairie Rivers Network have been seeking for years.
The public information meeting will occur Thursday, December 9th at the David S. Palmer Arena at 100 West Main Street in Danville. The session will run from 3:00 p.m. until 5:30 p.m.
Consultants will present the plans and then ask the public for comments or questions. But this is not an official hearing. Eco Justice Collaborative and Prairie Rivers Network say that, ideally, Dynegy will take public comments under consideration and may revise their plans based on feedback obtained at the meeting before they submit their application to the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency.
Environmentalists have expressed concern for years about the coal ash which is located near the National Scenic Middle Fork River.
