In Georgia Public Notice for the VDT,
but not on the county’s calendar or website public notice list:

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING

In accordance with Section 12-8-24(d) of the Georgia Comprehensive
Solid Waste Management Act, the Board of Commissioners of Lowndes
County gives notice of a public hearing to be held at 5:30 p.m. on
July 17, 2014, in Chambers of the Board of Commissioners in the
Lowndes County Judicial and Administrative Complex, located at 327
North Ashley Street, Valdosta, Georgia. The purpose of the hearing
is to receive public comments regarding the issuance by the Georgia
Environmental Protection Division of a proposed modification to the
solid waste handling permit for an expansion of the existing
Evergreen Municipal Solid Waste Landfill located off Wetherington
Lane in Lowndes County, Georgia, requested by Advanced Disposal
Services Evergreen Landfill, Inc., for the purpose of modifying the
boundaries and waste disposal capacity of that solid waste handling
facility.

Board of Commissioners of Lowndes County

00073850

6/13/14

Here’s

the law the public notice cites:

§12-8-24(d) If the director determines that such activity will result in any
violation of this part or any rule or regulation promulgated
pursuant to this part, he shall deny the permit; otherwise, he shall
issue the permit, specifying on the permit the conditions under
which such activity shall be conducted; provided, however, that a
public hearing shall be held by the governing authority of the
county or municipality in which the municipal solid waste or special
solid waste handling shall occur not less than two weeks prior to
the issuance of any permit under this Code section and notice of
such hearing shall be posted at the proposed site and advertised in
a newspaper of general circulation serving the county or counties in
which the proposed activity will be conducted at least 30 days prior
to such hearing.

The County Commission staff
used to at least mention landfill permit modifications
in their Work Sessions, as in this from
21 February 2011:

Veolia Evergreen Landfill — EPD Solid Waste Handling Permit Modification,
County Planner, Jason Davenport, stated this amendment is aimed at
modifying Veolia’s permit for the new Evergreen portion of the
landfill to allow for waste solidification. No action is required
from the commission other than to hold and host public hearing. Ken
Mullins, General Manager for Veolia, was present to answer any
technical questions.

Maybe they didn’t want questions at that public hearing
that they didn’t advertise 30 days in advance nor list on
their own website nor mention in their own public meetings.

Questions such as which of the several tracts the Lowndes County
Tax Assessor has with Evergreen in the name on Wetherington Lane,
ranging from
0058 082E ADS Evergreen Landfill, Inc. east of that road
(with mailing address 90 FORT WADE ROAD, SUITE 200, PONTE VEDRA BEACH, FL 32081)
to
0058 002A Onyx Evergreen Landfill Inc 2995 Wetherington Lane,
to

0058 002B Veolia ES Evergreen Landfill Inc. right on the Withlacoochee River
(address 125 S 84TH ST SUITE 200, MILWAUKEE, WI 53214)
surrounding Valdosta’s notorious

0058 001 Withlacoochee Wastewater Treatment Plant?

Why worry?
This is only the same company (ADS owns Veolia aka Onyx) that runs the
0058 004 Veolia ES Pecan Row Landfill LLC
that was

fined $27,500 by GA EPD for PCBs
and accepted TVA coal ash and wastewater from the Waycross
Seven Out Superfund site.
And that is in

a recharge zone for the Floridan Aquifer we all drink out of.

-jsq