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Effort to retire Palo Alto sludge incinerators moves ahead

Original post made on Apr 18, 2017

Seeking to shed Palo Alto's status as one of only two California cities that still burn their sludge, the City Council swiftly approved early Tuesday morning the construction of a nearly $23 million facility that would allow it to decommission the two incinerators in the Baylands.

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Posted by Old Guy
a resident of Sylvan Park
on Apr 18, 2017 at 4:13 pm

And the new facility will be more automated and cheaper to run; thus not requiring another increase in our sewer rates. Right????

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Posted by AllYouCanEat
a resident of Monta Loma
on Apr 19, 2017 at 8:05 am

Going green = $$$$

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Posted by That's High
a resident of Whisman Station
on Apr 20, 2017 at 8:52 am

50-feet tall in the Baylands?

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