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Goshen board defers IWS permit finding after questions about tipping fees, road impacts and DEC records
Summary
The Goshen Town Board tabled action on an IWS finding statement March 12 after staff said the traffic consultant was unavailable and members raised questions about a claimed $200,000 annual host payment, DEC permit tonnage and unpaid road impacts. Staff will seek clarifications and return to the board.
The Goshen Town Board on March 12 deferred action on the town’s finding statement for IWS’s special-use permit after members pressed staff and the applicant for clearer calculations of host payments, documentation of DEC permitting limits and evidence of past compliance.
Staff said the board could not act because the traffic consultant had not completed his review. Members asked staff to verify whether the host agreement and the Finding of Fact and Impact (FBI) were consistent: the signed host agreement calls for a $1-per-ton payment, while an analysis in the applicant’s materials repeatedly treats the town as receiving…
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