1 Landfill gas, mostly methane, is collected from the rotting garbage and is burned off at the FLARE STATION, located near the entrance of the park. The flare’s flame is barely noticeable during the day.
SOURCE: Sarasota County
Jacob Benison, Information Graphic, Sarasota
Herald-Tribune, 27 December 2006
Instead of leaving 320 acres dormant for decades, officials approved the conversion of a former landfill into a public park with 3.5 miles (5.63 km) of walking, jogging, and biking trails.
Officials expect the modern procedures used to close the landfill will make problems experienced in other communities less likely at Rothenbach Park.