Miami-Dade commissioners vote to replace incinerator destroyed in 2023 fire with waste-to-energy plant; location to be determined

Miami-Dade County commissioners voted to replace the trash incinerator that burned down in with a waste-to-energy facility though the larger questuions of where to put it remains Wednesday s vote comes after two years of delays as to what to do with two million tons of trash Residents have voiced environmental concerns to commissioners during this time We need to do everything in our power to save the planet revealed a resident If we move forward with this new incinerator we would be killing our resident announced another resident But on Wednesday commissioners arrived at an answer At present was merely one step in that direction and it s long overdue in my opinion reported Commissioner Danielle Cohen Higgins No site has been selected but at least of the trash will have to be recycled or composed not burned It will be at least hald a mile from residents of anywhere in Miami-Dade County stated Commissioner Juan Carlos JC Bermudez I think it s a domination for the residents iof Miami-Dade County not just District because whatever new facility we build will not be near residents Several feasible sites to replace the incinerator that burned down in Doral in included Medley the former Opa-locka West Airport near the Florida Everglades and Miramar perimeter and the existing Doral location Elected agents pushed back To propose an incinerator to be built right on our limit is not only wrong it s entirely unjust declared Miramar Mayor Wayne M Messam I would not like to see this incinerator be built near any district reported Doral Vice Mayor Maureen Porras Residents also expressed their concerns that an incinerator so close to their homes could be a foreseen threat to their wellbeing It s an old device It does not set us up for the right path in the future reported Miami-Dade resident Marcelo Balladares I think we can just look back in the history with the two incinerators we ve had in Miami-Dade with the Doral incinerator from two years ago having burnt down over the subject of three weeks We still don t know the full extent of damage that s done to the surrounding neighborhood in Doral and thr wider Miami-Dade County area and then looking even further back with Old Smokey in the West Grove group Gina Romero who still lives in Doral mentioned the affair was a nightmare All the people were suffering she mentioned Miami-Dade Mayor Daniella Levine Cava suggested to keep shipping trash out of our county I believe that the equipment in current times from waste to potential is environmentally sound she revealed But Commissioner Rene Garcia explained it was a waste of our dollars Pick a site once and for all Right now we re spending million monthly to have our garbage shipped out of the county to a little landfill he reported Two accomplishable site that will be considered are located west of Okeechobee Road Commissioners are set to discuss the matter in days