Pursuing Newby Expansion While 40+ SF Bay Landfills Got Closed at Permitted Capacity and Height No Expansion No Exception We have to stop the Newby Landfill expansion or smell the garbage for another 30 yrs or more! You don't want your family, or your kids to live and grow up with the proposed to be expanded from 150ft to 245ft garbage mountain! If we excuse ourselves from attending this meeting, we can't forgive ourselves and will be accused by our next generations! Please let your friends and neighbors know that there will be a very important meeting for South Bay residents and their next generations that we can't afford to miss. Remember that today's bystanders will be tomorrow's odor victims! Please spread the meeting sign up link: www.weidb.com/p43870〈=en On May 25th, the San Jose planning committee commissioners will make a final decision on the Newby Landfill Expansion. We think it is environmentally and socially irresponsible to approve a landfill expansion after reaching its max capacity and height, because: * Newby landfill is located in a heavily populated area that five cities (Milpitas, Fremont, Newark, Alviso, N San Jose)with thousands of residents are living on the downwind side and suffering the odor on a daily basis. * 40+ landfills along SF Bay have closed at their permitted capacity and height or get early closure. Why is the Newby landfill an exception? * Newby landfill is located in a sensitive wetland, earthquake fault zone, and near the fragile clay dam by the Bay * The landfill is an indisputable site of public nuisance that proved by the record of 9 public nuisance tickets in 2015, and over 17 violations, thousands of complaints, and businesses and residents are only 0.4 miles away . * Seriously impairs surrounding residents' quality of life, and likely impacts residents health. * There are excellent alternatives to dispose of garbage with little odor impact to residents and businesses around the landfills. * There is no need to expand since Newby still has 10 years remaining capacity. * Constructive garbage solution is to advocate zero waste and reduce garbage by increasing the diversion rate. Expansion is not a solution dealing with all kinds of waste. * Permitting Newby Landfill expansion not only would violate CEQA (California Environmental Quality Act) guidelines but also would violate San Jose Municipal Codes. We are aware that San Jose Planning Committee has changed its bylaws so that only 3 votes are needed to pass a decision if there are 2 in 7 commissioners recuse. If you AGREE Newby Landfill should not be an exception and don't want to smell the unbearable odor for another 30 years or more, please sign up for the protest. Date: May 25th, 2016 5:30PM Protest and 6:30PM attend the meeting Location: City of San Jose 200 E Santa Clara St., San Jose Parking: underground garage of SJ city hall building Join our efforts at: siliconvalleyodorproblem@googlegroups.com