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Miscellaneous Resolution # 90192 August 9, 1990
BY: Ruel E. McPherson-County Commissioner, District #9
RE: COUNTY-OWNED LANDFILL
TO THE OAKLAND COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS
Mr. Chairperson, Ladies and Gentlemen:
WHEREAS, the County faces a severe shortage of general landfills within the
next few years; and
WHEREAS the County continues to undergo dramatic and rapid development
of its previously rural areas; and
WHEREAS the cost of landfills will increase dramatically as the County's
rural areas are developed; and
WHEREAS landfills should be planned now to avoid future exaggerated costs
that will be associated with increased development of rural areas; and
WHEREAS landfills should be planned now to best assure reasonable
development of presently rural areas, particularly the siting of future residential
and commercial areas; and
WHEREAS Oakland County had the foresight in the 1960's to recognize the
need to purchase rural areas to assure economical recreational areas for the
County residents; and
WHEREAS Oakland County should have the same foresight in the 1990 18 to
recognize the need to purchase rural areas to assure economical, environmentally
safe landfills for County residents; and
WHEREAS presently Oakland County owns no landfills, nor does it have any
land designated for new landfills; and
WHEREAS the lack of county-owned land designated for landfills puts
Oakland County at the mercy of the private landfill market with skyrocketing
costs.
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the County of Oakland supports a
public bonding proposal for landfill acquisition.
Mr. Chairperson, I move the adoption of the foregoing resolution.
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Ruel E. McPherson
County Commissioner, District #9
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August 9, 1990
The Vice-Chairperson referred the resolution to the Planning and
Building Committee. There were no objections.