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Public Works committee approves submitting updated Solid Waste Management Plan to DEC and agrees to study possible investments
Summary
The Public Works Committee voted to submit the county’s updated Solid Waste Management Plan and public comments to the DEC, and directed staff to study a set of proposed investments (the plan’s “middle column”) and to review the county’s 1992 source-separation law.
The Public Works Committee reviewed public comments on the county’s draft Solid Waste Management Plan, discussed possible next steps on recycling and waste diversion, and voted to submit the plan and its comments to the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) while committing to further study selected options.
Laura, the county staff lead on the solid-waste draft, summarized the public-comment record and presented a three-column analysis: items already within county authority or already included in the draft (right column); items that require further study or financing (middle column); and items under state authority (left/DEC column). She said the plan’s primary near-term focus is…
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