, ▁beyond ▁its ▁original ▁ 2 . 3   mill ion ▁ton ▁capacity . ▁$ 1 1   mill ion ▁was ▁budget ed ▁to ▁install ▁cell ▁lin ers ▁on ▁the ▁remainder ▁of ▁the ▁property ▁to ▁bring ▁capacity ▁up ▁to ▁ 6 . 8   mill ion ▁tons . ▁Cit izen ▁opposed ▁the ▁expansion ▁showing ▁documentation ▁from ▁ 1 9 7 8 ▁that ▁the ▁intent ▁was ▁not ▁to ▁expand . ▁Public ▁hear ings ▁on ▁expansion ▁in ▁February ▁were ▁em pt ied ▁by ▁the ▁fire ▁mar shal ▁for ▁over c row ding . ▁In ▁ 1 9 9 3 , ▁E cker ▁sought ▁alternatives ▁as ▁ground water ▁cont am ination ▁su its ▁were ▁im min ent . ▁He ▁proposed ▁a ▁regional ▁tr ash ▁inc iner ator ▁facility ▁with ▁Anne ▁A rund el ▁County ▁to ▁provide ▁power ▁to ▁NS A . ▁On ▁ 8 ▁June ▁ 1 9 9 4 , ▁the ▁County ▁Council ▁voted ▁ 5 - 0 ▁to ▁start ▁transport ing ▁tr ash ▁out ▁of ▁the ▁county . ▁An ▁Anne ▁A rund el ▁transfer ▁site ▁was ▁choose ▁for ▁the ▁USA ▁W aste ▁resident ial ▁contract ▁and ▁the ▁historic ▁Tr inity ▁Church ▁gra vey ard ▁in ▁El k ridge ▁was ▁selected ▁as ▁a ▁transfer ▁station ▁for ▁the ▁B FI ▁commercial ▁waste ▁contract ▁by ▁creating ▁a ▁solid ▁waste ▁overlay ▁z oning ▁for ▁the ▁site . ▁Al pha ▁r idge ▁remained ▁in ▁operation ▁as ▁hear ings ▁were ▁held ▁about ▁lack ▁of ▁notification ▁for ▁the ▁El k ridge ▁waste ▁transfer ▁facility , ▁and ▁concerns ▁about ▁importing ▁out ▁of