(a) Pursuant to Arkansas Code § 14-14-108, the Benton County Regional Solid Waste Management District shall hold a public hearing to take both oral and written testimony from the public for and against the proposed action.
(b) District staff shall give notice of the time, place, and purpose of the public hearing at least ten (10) days prior to the day on which the hearing is to be held in a newspaper having a general circulation in the district.
(c) Petitions and letters received by the district staff prior to the hearing shall be entered into the minutes of the hearing and considered as other testimony received at the hearing.
(d) A summary or transcript of the testimony received during the public hearing will be submitted to the Board of Directors of the Benton County Regional Solid Waste Management District prior to their determination.