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    1) RESOLUTION OF THE COUNTY LEGISLATURE, COUNTY OF SCHUYLER, STATE OF NEW YORK, OPPOSED TO THE PROPOSED GARBAGE INCINERATOR IN THE TOWN OF ROMULUS, SENECA COUNTY; 2) RESOLUTION IN SUPPORT OF SENATE BILL NO. S.8109 AND ASSEMBLY BILL NO. A.10277 TO AMEND THE PUBLIC SERVICE LAW, IN RELATION TO EXCLUDING GARBAGE INCINERATORS FROM THE TYPES OF FACILITIES ELIGIBLE TO USE AN EXPEDITED POWER PLANT SITING PROCESS

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    1) RESOLUTION OF THE COUNTY LEGISLATURE, COUNTY OF SCHUYLER, STATE OF NEW YORK, OPPOSED TO THE PROPOSED GARBAGE INCINERATOR IN THE TOWN OF ROMULUS, SENECA COUNTY; 2) RESOLUTION IN SUPPORT OF SENATE BILL NO. S.8109 AND ASSEMBLY BILL NO. A.10277 TO AMEND THE PUBLIC SERVICE LAW, IN RELATION TO EXCLUDING GARBAGE INCINERATORS FROM THE TYPES OF FACILITIES ELIGIBLE TO USE AN EXPEDITED POWER PLANT SITING PROCESS

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    Resolutions of The Schuyler County Legislature: Opposing Proposed Garbage Incinerator, Seneca County, New York.

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    1) RESOLUTION OF THE COUNTY LEGISLATURE, COUNTY OF SCHUYLER, STATE OF NEW YORK, OPPOSED TO THE PROPOSED GARBAGE INCINERATOR IN THE TOWN OF ROMULUS, SENECA COUNTY; 2) RESOLUTION IN SUPPORT OF SENATE BILL NO. S.8109 AND ASSEMBLY BILL NO. A.10277 TO AMEND THE PUBLIC SERVICE LAW, IN RELATION TO EXCLUDING GARBAGE INCINERATORS FROM THE TYPES OF FACILITIES ELIGIBLE TO USE AN EXPEDITED POWER PLANT SITING PROCESS

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    Resolution No.

    SCHUYLER COUNTY LEGISLATURE

    Regular Meeting
    June 11, 2018

    Intro. No. 8 Motion by


    Approved by Committee MFR- Individually Seconded by
    Approved by Co. Atty. SJG Vote: Ayes to Noes
    Name of Noes

    RE: RESOLUTION OF THE COUNTY LEGISLATURE, COUNTY OF SCHUYLER, STATE OF NEW


    YORK, OPPOSED TO THE PROPOSED GARBAGE INCINERATOR IN THE TOWN OF ROMULUS,
    SENECA COUNTY

    WHEREAS, a company named Circular enerG, LLC has proposed building the largest garbage incinerator in
    New York State in the Town of Romulus, Seneca County, squarely between Seneca and Cayuga lakes, the two
    largest of the Finger Lakes, and
    WHEREAS, the company has proposed burning 2,640 tons of garbage every day, and
    WHEREAS, the wine, craft beverage, agriculture, and agri-tourism industry is driving job creation and
    economic growth in the Finger Lakes, which is home to hundreds of family vineyards and wineries that generate
    $2.9 billion in economic activity and supports 60,000 jobs in the Finger Lakes alone, and
    WHEREAS, the Finger Lakes has recently become a nationally recognized tourist destination that now
    attracts millions of visitors annually to its local wineries, breweries, restaurants, farms and other tourist attractions,
    with businesses located on and around Seneca Lake and Cayuga Lake at the center of this activity, and
    WHEREAS, visitors are attracted to the natural beauty of the Seneca Lake communities and the surrounding
    area, and
    WHEREAS, the Circular enerG trash incinerator will reportedly bring 238 trucks per day that will clog local
    roads six days a week, which equates to 148,512 additional trucks per year entering and leaving the facility and
    travelling on country roads bringing in garbage from long distances, and
    WHEREAS, the trucks may eventually be partially replaced by trash trains which would travel to the facility
    along established wine and lake property routes, and
    WHEREAS, diesel exhaust from trucks and locomotives contain compounds that contribute to ground level
    ozone that irritates the respiratory system aggravating asthma and some which are known human carcinogens, and
    WHEREAS, news reports indicate that a 260-foot smoke stack will emit dioxins, furans, lead, mercury,
    arsenic, chromium, particulates, hydrochloric acid, sulfur dioxide and nitrogen oxides that are harmful to human
    health, and
    WHEREAS, the incinerator will be located 3,200 feet from the K-12 Romulus Central School, and in close
    proximity to the Hillside Children’s Center, the Five Points Correctional Facility, the Seneca County Jail, and the
    Willard Drug Treatment Center, and
    WHEREAS, the incinerator will reportedly withdraw 445,000 gallons of water from Seneca Lake every day,
    and
    WHEREAS, the Circular enerG trash incinerator is antithetical to local and regional goals to reduce the
    amount of trash that travels through and is disposed in the Finger Lakes, and
    WHEREAS, incineration does not eliminate the need for landfills, as for every 3 tons of waste that is burned,
    1 ton of toxic ash is created, and
    WHEREAS, trash incineration is not compatible with current or future economic development goals of the
    region, nor with New York State’s renewable energy standard, and

    Agenda
    Resolution No.
    Page 2 of 2

    WHEREAS, New York State law does not recognize burning garbage as a form of renewable energy, and
    WHEREAS, the State of New York has adopted aggressive renewable energy goals and the Circular enerG
    trash incinerator will not help New York State meet these goals, and
    WHEREAS, state regulators have contested a bid by officials in the Town of Romulus to take the crucial
    “lead agency” role in analyzing the proposal to build the Circular enerG trash incinerator, contrary to the spirit of
    “home rule”, and
    WHEREAS, Seneca County, the host county of this project, has issued their opposition to this project.
    NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the County of Schuyler, via its County Legislature, opposes
    the garbage incinerator proposed by Circular enerG in the heart of the Finger Lakes in the Town of Romulus, Seneca
    County, urges the Town of Romulus to continue to stand in opposition to the Circular enerG proposal, and calls on
    Governor Andrew Cuomo, and each and every New York State and Federal agency having oversight over the project
    to reject the Circular enerG trash incinerator proposal, and
    BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Clerk of the Legislature be hereby requested and directed to forward
    an official copy of this resolution to the following: Andrew M Cuomo, Governor of New York State; Romulus
    Town Supervisor David Kaiser; Romulus Planning Board Chair Tom Bouchard; Seneca County Board of
    Supervisors Chair Robert Shipley; NYS Dept. of Environmental Conservation Commissioner Basil Seggos; NYS
    Public Service Commissioner Chair John Rhodes; NY State Dept of Agriculture and Markets Commissioner
    Richard Ball; NYSERDA Chair Richard L. Kaufman; NYS Empire State Development Commissioner Howard
    Zempsky; NYS Department of Health Commissioner Howard Zucker; State Senator Pam Helming; Assemblyman
    Philip Palmesano; Assembly Minority Leader Brian Kolb; Senator Charles Schumer; Senator Kirsten Gillibrand;
    Congressman Tom Reed, and all others deemed necessary.

    Agenda
    Resolution No.
    SCHUYLER COUNTY LEGISLATURE

    Regular Meeting
    June 11, 2018

    Intro. No. 9 Motion by


    Approved by Committee MFR - Individually Seconded by
    Approved by Co. Atty. SJG Vote: Ayes to Noes
    Name of Noes

    RE: RESOLUTION IN SUPPORT OF SENATE BILL NO. S.8109 AND ASSEMBLY BILL NO. A.10277 TO
    AMEND THE PUBLIC SERVICE LAW, IN RELATION TO EXCLUDING GARBAGE
    INCINERATORS FROM THE TYPES OF FACILITIES ELIGIBLE TO USE AN EXPEDITED POWER
    PLANT SITING PROCESS

    WHEREAS, Senator Pamela Helming is sponsoring Senate bill, S.8109, cosponsored by Senator Thomas
    O’Mara, to exclude solid waste incinerators from the types of facilities eligible to use an expedited power plant
    siting process, and
    WHEREAS, a corresponding Assembly Bill, A.10277, is being sponsored by Assemblyman Michael
    Cusick and co-sponsored by Assemblyman Philip Palmesano, and
    WHEREAS, the legislation would prevent proposed power projects that burn garbage from receiving
    expedited permitting through the Article X process and, instead, these projects would be required to conform with
    local regulations, all applicable state air and water rules, a full environmental review under the State Environmental
    Quality Review Act (SEQR) for any such non-expedited generation facility, and the New York State solid waste
    management permitting process, and
    WHEREAS, the Community Development and Natural Resource Committee has reviewed the potential
    impact of a waste-to-energy plant receiving expedited permitting and supports said legislation preventing expedited
    permitting.
    NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the County of Schuyler, via its County Legislature,
    supports Senate Bill S.8109 and Assembly Bill A.10277, and
    BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the Clerk of the Legislature be hereby requested and directed to
    forward an official copy of this resolution to the following: Governor Andrew Cuomo, Senator Pamela Helming,
    Senator Thomas O’Mara, Assemblyman Michael Cusick and Assemblyman Philip Palmesano, the New York State
    Association of Counties, and all others deemed necessary.

    Agenda

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