GLENS FALLS — Lehigh Northeast Cement Co. will hold a public meeting on its proposal to burn raggertail as fuel, and the company has come out in favor of extending the deadline for public comments.

The cement company wants to burn the plastic-paper mix in place of coal. Officials in South Glens Falls, Glens Falls and Queensbury have raised concerns about the proposal and pushed for extending public comment and holding an informational meeting.

Brodt said the company will schedule a forum in the coming weeks.

“Lehigh has strived over the past two months to answer all questions we have received about our proposal, whether via email, telephone calls, in-person meetings or through the news media,” he said in an email. “We look forward to the opportunity to continue this conversation, and will announce the meeting date as soon as possible.”

The proposal calls for using the alternative fuel along with fossil fuels in the plant’s kiln to heat limestone and other raw materials as part of the cement manufacturing process. The company had a trial run using the fuel in 2017, and it showed that the regulated air emissions are expected to remain at their currently allowable levels, he said.