HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolutions - 1992.03.18 - 20601March 19, 1992
Miscellaneous Resolution # 92055
BY: Donn L. Wolf, County Commissioner - District #27
David L. Moffitt, County Commissioner - District #15
Lillian Jaffe Oaks, County Commissioner - District #21
RE: OBJECTION TO MICHIGAN DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES
INTERPRETATION OF STATE OF MICHIGAN PUBLIC ACT 641, OF 1978
TO THE OAKLAND COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS
Mr. Chairperson, Ladies and Gentlemen:
WHEREAS, Oakland County has presently undertaken to develop a
comprehensive solid waste management program for its communities;
and
WHEREAS, numerous Oakland County municipalities have existing
contracts with collection haulers with landfill capacity in
adjacent counties to Oakland; and
WHEREAS, the Oakland County Solid Waste Management Plan
Update, June 1990, explicitly authorizes the exportation of wastes
to other counties; and
WHEREAS, the Act 641 legislation as currently written does not
require quantification of inter-county transportation of waste; and
WHEREAS, there is landfill and incineration capacity for the
use in adjacent counties; and
WHEREAS, the Greater Metropolitan Detroit region should be
considered as a contiguous group with regard to inter-county flow
and not as separate counties for the fulfillment of solid waste
capacity requirements; and
WHEREAS, the Michigan Department of Natural Resources
apparently is requiring Oakland, Wayne, and Washtenaw Counties to
redefine the inter-county flow of waste with the threat of closed
borders within the near future for the counties; and
WHEREAS, the inter-county flow issue is governed by the
private sector and information is difficult for the public agencies
to assimilate; and
WHEREAS, any mandate for closed border for Oakland, Wayne, and
Wastenaw county would affect the health, safety and welfare of the
general public; and
WHEREAS, many Oakland County communities have a responsibility
to their residents to pick up and deposit solid waste in a licensed
landfill or incinerator; and
WHEREAS, the mandate for closed borders for Oakland, Wayne,
and Washtenaw county interferes with this responsibility; and
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the Oakland County Board of
Commissioners objects to the interpretation by the Michigan
Department of Natural Resources staff regarding the explicit
authorization and ability of the counties of Oakland, Wayne and
Washtenaw County for inter-county service.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Oakland County Board of
Commissioners objects to the mandate of closed borders on April 10,
1992 as indicated on the November 12, 1991 letter to the Chairman
of the Oakland County Board of Commissioners.
Mr. Chairperson, we move the adoption of the foregoing
resolution.
#92055 r March 19, 1992
The Chairperson referred the resolution to the Planning and Building Committee
and the General Government Committee. There were no objections.