Opponents say presale meeting with Lancaster County Waste Authority proves Harrisburg not getting a fair deal with incinerator

From the HARRISBURG PATRIOT-NEWS:

Gov. Tom Corbett met with the Lancaster County agency interested in buying Harrisburg’s incinerator months before the burner was officially offered for sale.

Some Harrisburg officials and community leaders say they are troubled by that meeting — and its timing.

At that meeting with the governor on Sept. 12, 2011, the Lancaster County Solid Waste Authority discussed its plan to offer $124 million to buy Harrisburg’s burner, according to that agency’s minutes of the meeting. There also was discussion about the state’s agreement to pay $8 million to help cover improvements to the facility, the minutes stated…

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