LIHU'E – The Kaua'i Department of Public Works is continuing its series of public information meetings on landfill issues.

The meetings are scheduled 7 to 9 p.m. at different locations around the island:

• Tuesday, Sept. 16 – Kapa'a Middle School

• Thursday, Sept. 18 – Koloa Neighborhood Center

• Monday, Sept. 22 – Kalaheo Neighborhood Center

• Tuesday, Sept. 23 – Lihu'e Neighborhood Center

• Tuesday, Sept. 30 – Kilauea Neighborhood Center

Topics to be discussed include Kekaha Landfill lateral expansion; siting of a new landfill; design requirements for a modern landfill; mitigation measures; host community compensation; and community concerns regarding landfills.

To view a Power Point presentation of the first meeting in the series that was held Aug. 20 in Kekaha, please log on to the county website, http://www.kauai.gov/Government/Departments/PublicWorks/SolidWaste/PublicMeetingsonLandfillIssues/tabid/238/Default.aspx <http://www.kauai.gov/Government/Departments/PublicWorks/SolidWaste/PublicMeetingsonLandfillIssues/tabid/238/Default.aspx> .

For more information, please contact the county's Solid Waste Program Coordinator, Allison Fraley, at 241-4837.