CARBONDALE — The state Department of Environmental Protection will hold a meeting to discuss its plans to extinguish a long-burning mine fire near Russell Park.
The DEP will outline its proposal to put out the fire and reclaim about 82 acres on the border of the city and Carbondale Twp. Its efforts will include removing dangerous 130-foot walls made of coal waste, along with surrounding piles of debris.
The DEP awarded a contract of nearly $9 million to Earthmovers Unlimited Inc. of Kylertown. Work on the project is “getting underway,” the DEP said.
The agency will present its plan and answer questions at 6 p.m. Sept. 23 at Carbondale City Hall, 1 N. Main St.
— BRENDAN GIBBONS