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Jun 23, 2009 9:30 am US/Eastern

Frederick Commissioners Could Revive Incinerator

FREDERICK, Md. (AP) ― The Frederick County Commissioners appear ready to put a proposed garbage incinerator near Frederick back on the front burner.

The Frederick News-Post reports that the five-member board was expected to vote Tuesday on whether to revive the plan they suspended in April.

The newspaper reports that Commissioner Charles Jenkins has the backing of two other members for the $527 million project.

Supporters hope to conserve landfill space and generate electricity by burning garbage from Frederick and Carroll counties.

Opponents contend the plant would be an unsightly source of pollution and that the county should instead encourage more recycling.

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