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Goshen board opens hearing on ban for land application of biosolids; adoption motion recorded
Summary
The Town of Goshen opened a public hearing on a proposed local law to prohibit land application of biosolids and heard public testimony urging action. The town attorney read clarifying language intended to exempt conventional agricultural fertilizers; a motion to adopt was made but a recorded vote does not appear in the transcript.
The Town of Goshen opened a public hearing on Nov. 13 on a proposed local law to prohibit the land application of biosolids within town boundaries and to protect groundwater and farmland.
The town attorney read amendment language clarifying that the law "should not be interpreted to regulate or limit the use of traditional conventional fertilizer, soil amendments, animal manures, compost, lime applications, or any other nutrient management practices" and provided a transcript definition of "biosolids" as "sewage sludge, sewage-sludge-derived materials or any residual solid material…
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