HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolutions - 1990.09.27 - 18348REPORT (Misc . 90209) September 27, 1990
BY: Planning and Building Committee, Larry P. Crake, Chairperson
IN RE: MR 90209-Solid Waste-Urge Elected Officials of SOCCR A's Member
Communities to Actively Participate in All Decisions by SOCCRA
Regarding the Proposed Incinerator and Urge SOCCR A to Consider
Alternate Sites
TO THE OAKLAND COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS
Mr. Chairperson, Ladies and Gentlemen :
The Planning and Building Committee, having reviewed the above
referenced resolution, reports with the recommendation that the resolution
be adopted with the addition of the following paragraph :
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Oakland County Board of
Commissioners requests that SOCCRA consider participation in the
Oakland County Solid Waste Program as an alternative.
Mr. Chairperson, on behalf of the Planning and Building Committee, I
move acceptance of the foregoing report.
PLANNING AND BUILDING COMMITTEE
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Miscellaneous Resolution # 90209 August 30, 1990
BY: Ruel E. McPherson, County Commissioner-District #9
Mark W. Chester,, County Commissioner-District #10
RE: Solid Waste-Urge Elected Officials of SOCRRA's Member Communities to
Actively Participate in All Decisions by SOCRRA Regarding the Proposed
Incinerator and Urge SOCRRA to Consider Alternate Sites
TO THE OAKLAND COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS
Mr. Chairperson, Ladies and Gentlemen:
WHEREAS the South Oakland County Resource Recovery Authority (SOCRRA)
continues to pursue the construction of a new waste incinerator at the site of its
old waste incinerator in Madison Heights; and
WHEREAS the permit for said new waste incinerator is currently pending
before the Michigan Air Pollution Control Commissison (APCC); and
WHEREAS during their meeting on July 31, 1990, various members of the
APCC publicly stated their concerns and thereafter unanimously ruled., among
other decisions,, that SOCRRA must document the alternative sites they have
considered; and
WHEREAS SOCRRA has not actively considered other potential sites and has
shown no intent to do so even after the APCC statement; and
WHEREAS the elected officials of the SOCRRA member communities have not
actively participaed in SOCRRA meetings or deliberations; and
WHEREAS the projected costs of the incinerator in its proposed location
have grown substantially and will continue to do so; and
WHEREAS based upon the APCC public comments it appears unlikely that the
APCC will issue a permit for the incinerator at the Madison Heights site; and
WHEREAS the citizens, the Mayor and City Council of the City of Madison
Heights are vehemently and steadfastly opposed to a new incinerator at this
environmentally unacceptable location.
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED the the Oakland County Board of
Commissioners urges all elected officials of SOCRRA's member communities to
actively participate in all future decisions by SOCRRA regarding its proposed new
incinerator and requests that said communities and SOCRRA thoroughly evaluate
appropriate alternate sites.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that copies of this resolution by forwarded to the
elected officials of each SOCRRA community and the Director of the Department of
Natural Resources.
Mr. Chairperson, we move the adoption of the foregoing resolution.
7/Kit,
Ruel E. McPherson
County Commissioner. District #9
Maylc W. Chester
County Commissioner., District #10
#90209
September 27, 1990
The Vice Chairperson referred the resolution to the Planning and
Building Committee. There were no objections.