Harrisburg city council members approved the sale of the Harrisburg Resource Recovery Facility on Monday evening by a 6-1 vote

City Controller and Mayoral candidate Dan Miller gave a lengthy presentation on the Harrisburg Strong Plan prior to city council's approval of the sale of the incinerator.

Casting the plan as one that was made of, by and for the creditors, Miller argued that residents of Harrisburg were neglected throughout the formulation of the Harrisburg Strong Plan. "The Poor Pay More," Miller continued, "To me, this is the reality of this plan."

Mr. Miller equated the 120 million dollar incinerator deal to selling a car and leasing it back, "I think the sale of the incinerator sale is a disguised loan."

Goldfield of Public Resources Advisory Group disagreed with Dan Miller's characterization, "I don't think Mr. Miller's presentation was factual and I don't think he understands the plan." Goldfield continued, "I can tell you the city has had an advocate for it's recovery and for the citizens of the city of Harrisburg [...] It doesn't work to negotiate with the number of parties that we've negotiated with, including those on wall-street, and say that we're going to advocate for one side."

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