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Testimony opened in Lansing Wednesday on a proposal to increase fines on landfill owners who don’t obey regulations.
It’s in response to a landfill in southwest Michigan, which residents say is stinking up the area.
Current fines can be up to $10,000 a day and $25,000 for repeat violators.
The proposal before the Michigan House Appropriations Committee would increase the fines to $25,000 and $75,000, respectively.
State Representative Al Pscholka says there have been more than 100 complaints on record about the Orchard Hill Landfill east of Coloma.
