Updated at 5:25 p.m., Wednesday, August 8, 2007
Molokai landfill reopens after munitions probe
Advertiser Staff
The Moloka'i landfill was reopened today at 12:30 p.m. after an assessment was completed by an Army explosive ordnance disposal unit, a county news release said. Under advice from the unit, however, the scrap metal section of the landfill will be closed to the public pending further instructions from the Army unit.County officials said disposal of vehicles at the landfill will not be permitted for now. Refuse pickup service for Molokai residents is expected to occur as scheduled for Thursday and Friday, officials said.
A news release from the military said the ordnance team found scrap metal at the landfill that's similar to the more than 100 artillery shells and other items discovered at the landfill last week.
Maui County officials closed the landfill Tuesday for the second time after workers made the discovery. The landfill was closed for four days last week.
The Army's 8th Theater Sustainment Command at Fort Shafter dispatched a team from the 706th Explosive Ordnance Disposal Company from O'ahu to assess the situation at the landfill.
