HomeMy WebLinkAbout19-02 Lansing Lead Resolution to the Town Board
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RESOLUTION 19-02
WHEREAS, members and guests of the Lansing Rod and Gun Club (“LRGC”) have been shooting
lead shot into and over Salmon Creek and the adjacent wetlands since the late 1950s or early 1960s;
WHEREAS, LRGC entered into an Administrative Order on Consent in 2016 with the United
States Environmental Protection Agency, Region 2 (the “Consent Order”) to address LRGC’s
continued handling and disposal of lead shot;
WHEREAS, the Consent Order does not require the remediation of lead shot in Salmon Creek and
the adjacent wetlands;
WHEREAS, as noted in the Consent Order, “Lead pellets, fired from a shotgun, may break down
into soluble lead compounds, such as lead hydroxide, and lead oxide, which may migrate into the
groundwater and/or surface water. This soluble lead poses a potential threat to human health and
the environment through water contamination;” and
WHEREAS, lead shot continues to be used in the Town of Lansing.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the Town of Lansing Zoning Board of Appeals
hereby requests the Lansing Town Board to review and consider what actions the Town of Lansing
can take to address lead contamination in Salmon Creek and the adjacent wetlands.
Motion by: Judy Drake
Seconded by: Linda Hirvonen
Vote as Follows:
Judy Drake – Aye
Maureen Cowen - Absent
Linda Hirvonen – Aye
Peter Larson III – Aye
Chair: Henry (Hurf) Sheldon – Aye Dated: March 4, 2019
Received and filed in the Lansing Town Clerk’s Office on March 7, 2019
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(seal) Jessica Hall
Deputy Town Clerk
Town of Lansing
Tompkins County, New York