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Public speakers urge opposition to Ulster County landfill proposal and raise concerns about federal immigration letters
Summary
During public comment, speakers urged the Sullivan County Legislature to oppose a proposed Ulster County landfill sited on the Sullivan border and voiced concern about recent letters from a national legal group targeting elected officials over sanctuary policies.
Members of the public used the Legislature's public-comment period on Jan. 21 to urge opposition to a proposed landfill in neighboring Ulster County and to flag a national legal group's letters targeting elected officials who declared sanctuary policies.
Kevin Roberts, identified in the transcript as the minority leader of the Ulster County Legislature, addressed Sullivan County lawmakers to urge them to oppose a proposed 100-acre landfill located on the Ulster/Sullivan border. Roberts told the Sullivan County body the landfill would require large capital costs (he estimated bonds between $50 million and $80 million in his remarks) and would likely require importing waste, potentially routing truck…
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