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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1988-12-20 JVc TOWN BOARD MEETING DECEMBER 20 , 1988 S upv Cotterill called the Town Board meeting to order at 12 : 45PM Present : Supv Cotterill , Clm Oarlock , Clm Evans , Clm Hatfield , and Atty Perkins Absent : Clm Crawford G reg Miller , from the SWI in Binghamton was present to let the Town B oard know of their intentions and to introduce themselves to the B oard members . Also present was Joseph Bennett President . They are considering to develop DR7 as a disposal site . It will be o perated by their company or by Tompkins County . They would like to discuss with the Board members , not the fact that there should or should not be a landfill at DR7 but what would the concerns of the Town Board be as a municipality . What would you expect to be compensated for . They would like to come to an understanding . Clm Evans - was very concerned about the traffic and weight of the traffic on the roads that would not be able to handle them . There is no good access to the DR7 site . ® There was considerable discussion . • Clm Evans - asked if it would be possible for the Town of Dryden to go on the Lucente property to do some testing of their own . J oseph Bennett - did not see any problem with that , but would check w ith their attorney . Atty Perkins - how do you provide security to residents of the Town o f Dryden to cover the cost of clean up . The County has the power to tax and pass that cost along to the property owners , but how does the Town be reassured that SWI when and if there is a problem w ill have the funds available to address the situation . G reg Miller - with every landfill application , they have to include a closure plan and a monitoring plan . They have to have a bond that would cover that type of activity and the State holds the bond and has access to call the bond at anytime . Atty Perkins - was concerned about the end of 15 or 20 years at the e nd of the landfill site . Also where is SWI going to be when it starts leaking . G reg Miller - that is something we have planned for and is like a contract . Atty Perkins - contracts are • not worth anything if you go bankrupt . G reg Miller - the State would have the ability to go in there and d o the work that needs to be done to clean up any problems . 199 Catherine Brown - wanted to know their track record „ How long have you been in this business and is there a regional landfill which they have been running and if so how long ? J oseph Bennett - they have been in business 5 years and the first project is the Blossburg , Pa site . They do not operate the site but h ire someone who has the experience . Catherine Brown - in other words you are just a developer who comes in and you have no track record or responsibility . G reg Miller - they have the latest technology to the site . Atty Perkins °- wanted to know the Board decision regarding the the d raft agreement with water and sewer hook - ups . There was some d iscussion regarding the rate of one and a half charge . The Board took no action at this time . Adjourned : 1 : 30PM )11 4261€ Susanne Lloyd Town Clerk