A lowcountry neighborhood is pleading for change. Those living in North Charleston near Spruill Avenue call their area the “dumping ground” of the lowcountry and they want that to change.

Tonight Charleston County held a meeting to hear from those who live near the incinerator that burns the county's trash.

The contract with the company that runs the incinerator is coming up and the county is considering a 20 year renewal and that’s the reason for Tuesday night’s public hearing.

Victoria Doctor is tired of this view and the noise and smell that come with it.

"Have you ever smelled raw garbage?"

Inhaling the air is another concern for this grandmother who doesn’t even let her grandkids play in the yard.

"Shortness of breathe, inhaling that stuff that comes from there," said Victoria Doctor, who lives next door to the incinerator,” said Doctor. 

"We can’t even open our windows. We have double windows," said Doctor.

The pains of living near the incinerator was argued by residents, one by one.

"It’s just terrible you’re living in a place and can’t enjoy it," said Doctor.

"You’re destroying us. We want to live," said Judy Miller at the public meeting.

Meanwhile, Victoria Doctor says she will keep living as a prisoner in her own home...

A consultant has been hired for the county to explore alternative options for destroying waste before a decision is made.

Those who were unable to attend tonight’s meeting and still want to have their say, still can sending it to the Clerk of Council, Beverly Craven, by e-mail to: bcraven@charlestoncounty.org, or by mail to: Beverly Craven, Clerk of Council; 4045 Bridge View Drive; N. Charleston, SC 29405.