Green Group Holdings, LLC today released a proposed host agreement with Waller County that details the financial and non-monetary benefits guaranteed from Pintail Park and Landfill. The final agreement will be a legally binding contract that also outlines Green Group Holdings’ obligations in operating Pintail Park and
Read more →After a record-setting, marathon meeting Tuesday, the Waller County Commissioners Court took its first step toward stopping a landfill from being built off Highway 6 about a mile north of Hempstead. In a meeting that lasted almost seven hours, including two executive sessions lasting a combined four
Read more →HOUSTON – Waller County commissioners approved an ordinance late Tuesday afternoon that will keep a controversial landfill proposal moving forward. More than one hundred residents packed commissioners court early Tuesday and most told commissioners they are against the proposed landfill. A public hearing on the proposal is
Read more →HOUSTON — If you took the trash out today, you’ll appreciate this: the State of Texas reports that in the Houston area, each one of us generates nearly 9 pounds of garbage a day. It’s resulting in landfills that are filling up. But does that mean we
Read more →When the Kolajas purchased land north of Hempstead in 2006 to build their future retirement home, it seemed like their dreams were coming true. Now with a developer planning a 250-acre landfill directly across from their land, their dream is turning into a nightmare. “This is a
Read more →The Waller County Commissioners Court will hold a workshop Thursday, July 14, at 6:30 p.m. at the Hempstead High School auditorium to discuss the proposed Pintail Landfill. Representatives from GreenFirst, the company wanting to build and operate the landfill on Highway 6, will be available to answer
Read more →Just say no. That was the message from a packed courtroom during Tuesday’s session of Waller County Commissioners Court, when residents came to protest a proposed landfill near Hempstead. The landfill was not on the agenda, but seven people took advantage of the public comment period to
Read more →A Georgia-based company wants to build a landfill and industrial park on 723 acres about a mile north of Hempstead on Highway 6. Green Group Holdings, LLC announced on Monday plans to invest $40 million in Waller County to build Pintail Park, a mixed-use development and industrial
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