GALENA, Kan. (AP) — Protests continue against a proposed landfill in southeast Kansas, even though Galena City Council members have postponed discussion of the project.

Dozens of people lined the streets in front of Galena City Hall Monday to protest the proposed landfill near Riverton in Cherokee County.

Last July, the council approved acquisition of 160 acres, where 40 acres would be used for a landfill. The decision caused an uproar, eventually prompting the council to rescind the contract and ordinances to annex the land. The council said it would discuss the proposal again this month but did not raise the issue at its Monday night meeting.

The Joplin Globe reports opponents also successfully petitioned for a grand jury investigation into council actions involving the landfill proposal.