Leaders in Miramar and nearby cities fight proposal for nearby trash incinerator NBC 6 South Florida [Video]

City leaders in Miramar and other Broward cities are coming together to fight plans that could see a new Miami-Dade trash incinerator built less than a mile away.

Miramar Mayor Wayne Messam was joined by elected officials from Pembroke Pines, Southwest Ranches and Weston at a news conference Tuesday to speak out against the proposal.

The site they’re concerned about is near the now-closed Opa-locka West Airport. It’s on a list of possible sites for a new waste energy facility for Miami-Dade.

Environmentalists and neighbors showed up to the news conference wearing t-shirts and holding signs that said “Not in our backyard.” At the news conference, a map was displayed that showed the proposed site is about 1/8th of a mile from a housing development and just over a mile from an Everglades Conservation area.

The Broward leaders feel they’ve been left in the dark and without a seat at the table, given how close their communities are to the possible incinerator.

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