Sullivan County executive committee backs resolution opposing proposed Ulster County landfill after public comments

The Sullivan County Executive Committee voted to introduce an amended resolution opposing the Ulster County Resource Recovery Agency proposal to site a countywide landfill less than a mile from Sullivan County’s border, following extensive public comment from residents and regional officials.

The committee’s amended resolution, which the executive committee agreed to introduce on behalf of the committee rather than listing individual sponsors, directs county leadership to formally oppose the siting as presented and to pursue dialogue with Ulster County officials. During discussion, committee members emphasized they wished Ulster County had consulted Sullivan County before publicizing the site.

The resolution came amid more than an hour of public comment that included residents and experts who warned of risks to waterways, wildlife habitat and local farms. “This would contribute all the way down to the Delaware,” said a…