HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolutions - 1992.06.11 - 20342June 11, 1992
Miscellaneous Resolution # 92134
BY: Ruel E. McPherson, County Commissioner, District #9
RE: OAKLAND COUNTY 641 SOLID WASTE PLAN
TO THE OAKLAND COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS
Mr. Chairman, Ladies and Gentlemen:
WHEREAS, almost $15,000,000 of taxpayer's money has been
utilized for the development of the Solid Waste Plan, including
over $1,000,000 that is to be paid to now-withdrawn incinerator
vendor Westinghouse, and $159,900 for a public relations campaign;
and
WHEREAS, there has not been a sufficient favorable response
from the County's 61 local governmental units to requests for
approval of the Intergovernmental Agreement; and
WHEREAS, much of the opposition to the solid waste plan
appears to be premised upon the County's proposed implementation of
the Waste-to-Energy incineration component of the plan; and
WHEREAS, the solid waste plan also, however, includes plans
for recycling and composting; and
WHEREAS, a report was made to the Oakland County Board of
Commissioners, the "Final Report, October 1989, Material Recovery
Strategies for Oakland County," prepared by Resource Recycling
Systems, Inc. would, if implemented, allow plans for recycling to
go forward.
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the Oakland County Board of
Commissioners agrees to stop any further consideration of an
incinerator for Oakland County, and to fully implement the "Final
Report of the October 1989, Materials Recovery Strategies for
Oakland County," prepared by Resource Recycling Systems, Inc.,
including subsequent modifications reflecting current state-of-the-
art otherwise consistent with its conceptual scheme.
Mr. Chairman, I move the adoption of the foregoing resolution.
#92134 June 11, 1992
The Chairperson referred the resolution to the Planning and Building
Committee, the Public Services Committee and the Finance Committee.
There were no objections.