BERLIN — At its March monthly meeting, Berlin planning board received a conceptual presentation of LFOD Northwoods LLC’s plan to remediate the former Dummer Yard landfill with money generated by opening a soil monofil on the property.
In addition to remediating an environmental liability, the board was told the project would generate an estimated $1 million in tipping fees for the city annually as well as tax payments and jobs.
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