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Legislature committee accepts State DEC household hazardous waste funds and authorizes application for 2024 program
Summary
The committee authorized the County Executive and Department of Public Works to accept and apply for New York State Department of Environmental Conservation Household Hazardous Waste State Assistance Program funds; the amounts and local match were specified in the staff presentation.
The Physical Services Committee authorized the County Executive, in conjunction with the Orange County Department of Public Works, to accept and apply for state funding from the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation’s Household Hazardous Waste (HHW) State Assistance Program.
The committee approved acceptance of $38,968.96 for the 2023 grant period, with a local match equal to the grant amount, and authorized filing a 2024 grant application with the same local-match condition. Committee discussion noted the timing of events and that the county will run multiple collection events each year; one speaker said there are typically four locations and some two-day events scheduled. Presenters said the county expects to host several collection events and that the grant and match support those operations.
A motion to accept funds and to file the 2024 application passed by voice vote. One committee member briefly asked how many events were sponsored in the prior calendar year and staff said two or three, with variations depending on location schedules. The committee also noted that the county’s commercial and public Saturday events accept broad categories of household hazardous materials.
The committee recorded the items as legislative request numbers 16 and 17; item C listed on the agenda was withdrawn before consideration. Approved actions authorize acceptance of funds and signature of the state master grant contract under New York State law.
