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Resident urges action on decades of sludge dumping; board votes to enter closed session
Summary
During public comment a resident said sludge has been dumped in Westmoreland County for more than 30 years and urged board action. The board then voted to enter a closed session to consult legal counsel about probable litigation.
A resident told the Westmoreland County board during the public-comment period that sludge has been dumped in the county for more than 30 years and urged the board to take action.
The resident said the board had not responded to earlier complaints but moved quickly to form a policy and committee on solar farms. "Water in the area, and got absolutely no response from this board," the resident said. "They've been dumping sludge in this county for over 30 years. ... Why won't the board do something to address the sludge that's being put in this county? I wish the board would take some action on that."
Following public comment, the board called for a closed session under state statute language cited on the agenda covering consultation with legal counsel on actual or probable litigation. An unidentified board member moved to go into closed session; another board member seconded the motion. The chair called for the voice vote; the board voted in favor. "Those ayes have it," the chair said.
Board members said the county attorney, the county administrator and the assistant county administrator would attend the closed session. No formal action on the sludge allegation was recorded in the public portion of the meeting.
The meeting transcript does not identify the resident by name, does not specify the company or parties alleged to have dumped sludge, and does not record any pledge of follow-up action beyond the board's vote to enter closed session.
