Preserve Scenic Perinton Alliance, Inc Issues Strong
Call to Action; Files Appeal

PERINTON, NY - March 11, 2008 - The Preserve Scenic Perinton Alliance, Inc. ("PSPA") today announced a call to action to all Perinton taxpayers to voice their opposition to recent findings that support the expansion of the High Acres Landfill and Recycling Center ("HALRC"), operated by Waste Management of New York. On March 7, 2008, Perinton Town Supervisor Jim Smith announced that the town Conservation Board has released its findings regarding the landfill expansion and the New York State DEC State Environmental Quality Review ("SEQR"), as well as the significant public input received on the project. This input was overwhelmingly opposed to the expansion.

"Based on our analysis, the PSPA believes the Conservation Board's findings clearly recommend Town approval of the decades-long landfill expansion plan at HALRC," said Ken Jentzen, PSPA President. "We are disappointed but not surprised by this based on our observations of the process and the history of gradual landfill expansions approved by the Town. The Conservation Board has dismissed each of the public's letters and arguments made against the landfill expansion, following the same pattern as the DEC."

After significant public opposition to the project last May, Waste Management modified their application to remove any increase in height for the Perinton portion of the project. They continue to ask for the full height in Macedon and in their application pending with the State DEC, allowing them to return to Perinton in the future for a height increase.

The PSPA is now calling on all Perinton taxpayers, particularly those who bear the greatest burden of the landfill-those with homes in its immediate vicinity on the eastern side of town - to attend the following hearings on the subject:

Additionally, the PSPA announced today that it has filed an Appeal of a December decision in State Supreme Court to dismiss its lawsuit against the DEC, Waste Management of New York and others alleging many shortcomings in the SEQRA or Site Environmental Quality Review issued by the DEC. The lawsuit, filed in June 2007, was dismissed without prejudice by State Supreme Court Judge Stephen Lindley. It was the judge's decision that since the State DEC did not yet issue a permit, the PSPA had not yet incurred any "injury". The goal of the PSPA is to prevent issuance of the permit and it will continue to vigorously pursue its legal alternatives.

About the Preserve Scenic Perinton Alliance, Inc.

The Preserve Scenic Perinton Alliance, Incorporated (PSPA) is a non-partisan, not-for-profit organization established in May, 2007 by a group of concerned neighbors in the town of Perinton, New York. Our vision is to secure for all time the beauty and character of our town, chosen one of America's Top 100 Places to Live and home to the historic Erie Canal village of Fairport. Our mission is to provide significant input and direction to the planning and negotiating process currently under way to expand the High Acres Solid Waste Landfill, a Waste Management of New York, LLC facility situated amidst the neighborhoods, open spaces and wetlands of eastern Perinton. As host community to the landfill, we are together determined to ensure that our safety, surroundings and quality-of-life are protected. Visit us online at www.preservescenicperinton.org

Media Relations:
Kevin P Gorman
Ken Jentzen
info@preservescenicperinton.org